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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol. 2018 Apr 23;265(6):1443–1453. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-8852-5

Table 2.

Clinician-rated vs Self-Report Descriptive Statistics and Internal Consistencies for the Total Functional Capacity, Functional Assessment, and Independence Scale

Clinician Ratings Self-Report Ratings Clinician vs. Self-Report ratings

Variable N Mean (SD) Internal
Consistency
(Cronbach’s
Alpha)
Mean (SD) Internal
Consistency
(Cronbach’s
Alpha)
Mean Scores
T (df)
Internal
Consistency
T (df)
Total Functional Capacity 470 9.54 (3.68) 0.89 9.22 (3.97) 0.86 6.10 (469)** 4.75 (468)**
Functional Assessment 303 19.02 (6.30) 0.948 20.90 (5.57) 0.942 1.01 (302) 2.16 (301)*
Independence Scale 482 8.55 (1.61) - 8.84 (1.58) - 6.24 (481)** -

Note: T(df) denotes the t-value (degrees of freedom) from the paired t-tests comparing the clinician and self-report measures; Independence Scale has no Cronbach’s Alpha as it is a single-item measure.

**

p < .0001

*

p< .05