Table 7.
Reliability coefficients
Scale | Items | Internal consistencyb | Test-retest reliabilityd Interval = one dayf |
n | Test-retest reliabilityd interval = one weekg |
n |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Psychosomatic symptom complex | 4 | .67 | .88 | 741 | .66 | 513 |
2. Gastrointestinal symptom complex | 2 | .67 | .72 | 741 | .37 | 514 |
3. Respiratory symptom complex | 2 | .41 | .87 | 741 | .67 | 513 |
4. Sweatinga | 1 | - | .79 | 739 | .30 | 506 |
5. Paina | 1 | - | .55 | 736 | .30 | 512 |
6. Itchinga | 1 | - | .81 | 741 | .53 | 513 |
Sum scoree | 11 | .53 | .83 | 741 | .55 | 784 |
aSingle item scales, no analyses of internal consistency performed
bCronbach's alpha
drs Spearman’s rank correlation; all p-values <.001
eSplit-half-reliability: rs = .69; p < .001
fInterval of one-day time points: t7_1 (day 7, measure 1 (morning)) and t7_3 (day 7, measure 3 (evening))
gInterval of one-week time points: t1_3 (day 1, measure 3 (evening)) and t7_3 (day 7, measure 3 (evening))