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. 2013 Nov 5;11:188. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-188

Table 2.

Reliability analysis of Chinese version of Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 item Questionnaire (GQL-15-CHI)

Subscale and item Item-total scale correlation Item-subscale correlation Cronbach α Intraclass correlation coefficient Ceiling
n (%)
Floor
n (%)
Central and near vision
 
 
0.75
0.73 (0.65-0.79).
158 (31.10)
11 (2.17)
  Recognizing faces
0.64
0.58
 
 
 
 
  Reading newspapers
0.69
0.58
 
 
 
 
Peripheral vision
 
 
0.91
0.91 (0.90-0.92)
143 (28.15)
3 (0.59)
  Seeing objects coming from the side
0.61
0.61
 
 
 
 
  Walking on uneven ground
0.78
0.74
 
 
 
 
  Tripping over objects
0.69
0.72
 
 
 
 
  Judging distance of foot to step
0.63
0.65
 
 
 
 
  Walking on steps/stairs
0.76
0.74
 
 
 
 
  Bumping into objects
0.69
0.73
 
 
 
 
Glare and dark adaptation
 
 
0.90
0.90 (0.88-0.91)
54 (10.63)
1 (0.20)
  Walking after dark
0.81
0.80
 
 
 
 
  Seeing at night
0.78
0.77
 
 
 
 
  Adjusting to dim light
0.69
0.70
 
 
 
 
  Adjusting to bright light (glare)
0.56
0.54
 
 
 
 
  Going from light to dark room or vice versa
0.72
0.73
 
 
 
 
  Finding dropped objects
0.77
0.70
 
 
 
 
Outdoor mobility
 
 
NA
NA
249 (49.01)
15 (2.95)
  Crossing the road 0.77 1.00        

NA: not available for only one-item subscale.