Table 2. Psychometric Properties of Neuro-QOL Subscales Based on Study Sample (N = 121).
Instrument | Cronbach's Alpha | Mean | SD | Study Range | Scale Range |
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Ability to participate in social roles and activities (eight items) | .97 | 30.24 | 8.98 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Anxiety (eight items) | .95 | 19.59 | 8.05 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Applied cognition: executive function (eight items) | .95 | 30.53 | 9.23 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Applied cognition: general concerns (eight items) | .97 | 26.90 | 9.65 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Depression (eight items) | .96 | 16.38 | 7.91 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Emotional and behavioral dyscontrol (eight items) | .96 | 18.08 | 7.84 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Fatigue (eight items) | .96 | 21.96 | 8.30 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Lower extremity function (eight items) | .95 | 32.19 | 8.31 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Positive affect and well-being (nine items) | .96 | 29.43 | 7.96 | 9–45 | 9–45 |
Satisfaction with social roles and activities (eight items) | .95 | 27.09 | 9.37 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Sleep disturbance (eight items) | .89 | 18.32 | 6.52 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Stigma (eight items) | .93 | 12.32 | 6.2 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
Upper extremity function (eight items) | .96 | 35.72 | 7.59 | 8–40 | 8–40 |
UCLA Loneliness Scale (three items) | .88 | 4.69 | 1.96 | 3–9 | 3–9 |
Note. There was zero variance in two items on the Basic ADL Scale (toileting and eating) so they were removed from the scale analysis. QoL = quality of life.