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. 2016 Oct 7;20(4):601–607. doi: 10.1111/hex.12488

Table 5.

Discriminant validity of the Partners in Health scale for older adults (PIH‐OA) total scale and its subscales (N=1127)

Median (Interquartile Range) Alpha/KR‐20 a Total PIH‐OA scale PIH‐OA subscales
Knowledge Management Coping
Health status
EQ‐5D‐VAS 75.0 (60.0–80.0) x .29** .06* .11** .46**
EQ‐5D‐3L 0.81 (0.69–0.89) .82 .25*** .02 .07* .43***
Perceived integrated care (PAIEC) 20.0 (20.0–29.0) .94 −.06* .12** −.02 −.22**
Patient activation and contextual information 7.0 (7.0–11.0) .87 −.06 .11** −.03 −.20**
Goal setting and problem‐solving 7.0 (7.0–9.0) .89 −.06* .09** −.03 −.19**
Coordination and follow‐up 6.0 (6.0–8.0) .84 −.06* .08** −.02 −.20**
Activities of daily living (Katz ADL index) 0.0 (1.0–3.0) .84 −.25** .01 −.10** −.41**

x: Health status was measured using a single item, and scale reliability could not be calculated.

Spearman's rank order correlations (0.00–0.29 weak; 0.30–0.69 moderate; 0.70–1.00 strong).

aKR‐20 was calculated for dichotomous variables, Cronbach's alpha for all other variables.

* P<.05; ** P<.01; *** P<.001.