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. 2012 Jul 20;10:83. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-83

Table 2.

Item properties of the MacNew questionnaire (N = 5692)

Item Missing values(%) Mean SD Floor effect(%) Ceiling effect(%) Corrected Item-Total Correlation Scale
1.
Frustrated
2.2
4.27
1.74
6.5
13.0
0.73
E
2.
Worthless
2.5
5.01
1.81
4.0
29.6
0.75
E
3.
Confident
3.2
4.22
1.74
6.5
11.1
0.60
E
4.
Down in the dumps
1.9
4.71
1.72
3.6
20.2
0.84
E
5.
Relaxed
2.5
3.61
1.79
11.2
5.9
0.65
E
6.
Worn out
2.0
3.55
1.63
10.6
4.8
0.69/0.62
E/P
7.
Happy with personal life
2.5
3.84
1.31
5.6
3.6
0.66
E
8.
Restless
3.0
4.63
1.63
2.8
15.6
0.74
E
9.
Short of breath
2.6
4.59
1.72
3.8
17.7
0.56
P
10.
Tearful
2.1
5.26
1.63
1.6
34.0
0.68
E
11.
More dependent
3.4
4.78
1.79
4.7
23.0
0.61
S
12.
Social activities
3.7
3.93
2.06
17.5
14.5
0.67
S
13.
Others/less confidence in you
4.1
5.88
1.42
1.1
48.0
0.51
E
14.
Chest pain
3.1
4.63
1.80
5.7
20.3
0.52
P
15.
Lack self-confidence
3.4
5.08
1.60
1.7
25.6
0.74
E
16.
Aching legs
2.5
4.20
1.84
7.6
15.6
0.54
P
17.
Sports/exercise limited
9.5
3.44
2.09
25.6
10.5
0.70
S
18.
Frightened
3.0
4.61
1.74
4.3
18.7
0.75
E
19.
Dizzy/lightheaded
2.9
4.94
1.65
2.6
24.7
0.55
P
20.
Restricted or limited
4.3
3.83
1.95
14.4
10.3
0.77
S
21.
Unsure about exercise
6.3
3.92
1.87
12.4
11.3
0.62
S
22.
Overprotective family
4.5
3.43
2.08
23.7
13.1
0.41
S
23.
Burden on others
3.8
5.71
1.59
2.1
46.6
0.49
S
24.
Excluded
3.8
4.82
2.04
9.1
30.6
0.70
S
25.
Unable to socialize
3.5
5.49
1.77
3.4
43.2
0.65
S
26.
Physically restricted
4.1
3.80
1.98
15.3
10.8
0.76
S
27. Sexual intercourse 26.2 3.91 2.45 29.3 26.7 0.45 S

Range for all items 1–7. SD = standard deviation, E = emotional scale, S = social Scale, P = physical scale.