Table 2.
Descriptive statistics, alpha coefficients for scores on the Brazil adaptation of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire-Items and the Total Score (n = 146)
| Global QOL scores and items | Mean (SD) | Alfa de Cronbach |
|---|---|---|
| 1. My physical symptoms were …. * | 4.5 (3.6) | 0.846 |
| 2. I felt (physically terrible–Physically well) | 6.0 (2.9) | 0.849 |
| 3. Being physically unable to do the things I wanted was…. * | 4.1 (3.5) | 0.855 |
| 4. I was depressed…..* | 5.6 (3.8) | 0.838 |
| 5. I was nervous or worried…..* | 4.5 (3.7) | 0.840 |
| 6. I felt sad….* | 5.1 (4.0) | 0.840 |
| 7. When I thought of the future…* | 5.6 (3.8) | 0.846 |
| 8. My life was…… | 6.2 (3.5) | 0.853 |
| 9. I feel in achieving life goals I have: Made no progress… | 6.4 (3.2) | 0.848 |
| 10. I felt that the amount of control I had over my… | 6.1 (3.6) | 0.844 |
| 11. I felt good about myself as a person… | 6.7 (3.2) | 0.839 |
| 12. Communication with the people I care about … | 7.7 (2.9) | 0.849 |
| 13. I felt my relationships with the people I care about were… | 8 (2.7) | 0.847 |
| 14. I felt supported… | 8.6 (2.4) | 0.855 |
| BrP-MQOL total score | 6. 15 (1.96) | 0.854 |
QOL quality of life
* Reverse-scored items