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. 2012 Mar 10;22(2):369–378. doi: 10.1007/s11136-012-0147-1

Table 4.

Proposed subscale structure for the QLQ-TC26 after phase III, with internal consistency statistics (Cronbach’s alpha) and descriptive statistics (item numbers refer to Table 5)

On treatment Within first year of aftercare >1st year of aftercare Total sample
Item Cronbach’s alpha Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Treatment Side effectsa 01-08 0.78 20.0 12.7 13.9 18.4 8.2 12.1 12.5 15.2
Treatment satisfactionb 09–10 0.85 94.8 11.9 91.8 19.9 79.5 27.6 88.2 22.6
Future perspectiveb 11–12 0.76 48.9 29.0 54.8 25.2 70.4 26.4 60.8 27.8
Job problemsa 13–14 0.80 43.7 33.2 26.4 26.4 18.5 29.9 25.4 30.9
Family problemsa 15 Single item 38.1 38.2 29.9 33.1 26.3 31.4 28.9 32.8
Infertilitya 16 Single item 24.1 39.7 34.7 38.9 31.7 36.5 30.2 37.3
Communicationb 17, 21 0.62 92.2 13.7 82.0 25.9 78.0 27.0 82.9 24.5
Body image problemsa 18 Single item 16.1 27.6 12.2 17.6 19.4 28.0 15.5 24.5
Sexual activityb 19–20 0.79 56.0 33.1 65.6 25.0 64.8 28.6 64.2 28.0
Sexual problemsa 22–23 0.36 11.3 23.9 24.8 29.6 15.5 22.1 20.9 26.5
Sexual enjoymentb 24–25 0.51 76.2 27.7 77.3 25.7 72.5 26.4 73.6 26.4
Testicular Implant Satisfactionb 26 Single item 75.0 50.0 93.3 14.9 60.0 34.7 69.4 35.5

aSymptom scale (high scores indicate high impairment)

bFunctioning scale (low scores indicate high impairment)