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. 2017 Nov 8;4:189. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00189

Table 4.

The psychometric properties of the Malay 5D-itching scale.

Domain Cronbach’s alpha for overall instrument Corrected item total correlation Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted Test
(n = 70)
Retest
(n = 64)
Intra class correlation coefficient (ICC)*
Median Median
Duration 0.861 0.62 0.84 1.00 1.00 0.94*
Degree 0.64 0.84 3.00 2.00 0.93*
Direction 0.65 0.84 2.00 2.00 0.91*
Disability
Sleep 0.86 0.86 1.00 1.00 0.69*
Leisure/social life 0.69 0.83 1.00 1.00 0.97*
House work 0.71 0.82 1.00 1.00 0.97*
Work/school 0.68 0.83 1.00 1.00 0.82*
Distribution 0.76 - 1.00 1.00 0.61*

*Statistically significant at p < 0.05; thighs, lower leg, and forearm are the most affected body parts reported by respondents.