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Table 2 Item properties of the MacNew questionnaire (N = 5692)

From: Psychometric properties of the German version of the MacNew heart disease health-related quality of life questionnaire

Item

Missing values(%)

Mean

SD

Floor effect(%)

Ceiling effect(%)

Corrected Item-Total Correlation

Scale

1.

Frustrated

2.2

4.27

1.74

6.5

13.0

0.73

E

2.

Worthless

2.5

5.01

1.81

4.0

29.6

0.75

E

3.

Confident

3.2

4.22

1.74

6.5

11.1

0.60

E

4.

Down in the dumps

1.9

4.71

1.72

3.6

20.2

0.84

E

5.

Relaxed

2.5

3.61

1.79

11.2

5.9

0.65

E

6.

Worn out

2.0

3.55

1.63

10.6

4.8

0.69/0.62

E/P

7.

Happy with personal life

2.5

3.84

1.31

5.6

3.6

0.66

E

8.

Restless

3.0

4.63

1.63

2.8

15.6

0.74

E

9.

Short of breath

2.6

4.59

1.72

3.8

17.7

0.56

P

10.

Tearful

2.1

5.26

1.63

1.6

34.0

0.68

E

11.

More dependent

3.4

4.78

1.79

4.7

23.0

0.61

S

12.

Social activities

3.7

3.93

2.06

17.5

14.5

0.67

S

13.

Others/less confidence in you

4.1

5.88

1.42

1.1

48.0

0.51

E

14.

Chest pain

3.1

4.63

1.80

5.7

20.3

0.52

P

15.

Lack self-confidence

3.4

5.08

1.60

1.7

25.6

0.74

E

16.

Aching legs

2.5

4.20

1.84

7.6

15.6

0.54

P

17.

Sports/exercise limited

9.5

3.44

2.09

25.6

10.5

0.70

S

18.

Frightened

3.0

4.61

1.74

4.3

18.7

0.75

E

19.

Dizzy/lightheaded

2.9

4.94

1.65

2.6

24.7

0.55

P

20.

Restricted or limited

4.3

3.83

1.95

14.4

10.3

0.77

S

21.

Unsure about exercise

6.3

3.92

1.87

12.4

11.3

0.62

S

22.

Overprotective family

4.5

3.43

2.08

23.7

13.1

0.41

S

23.

Burden on others

3.8

5.71

1.59

2.1

46.6

0.49

S

24.

Excluded

3.8

4.82

2.04

9.1

30.6

0.70

S

25.

Unable to socialize

3.5

5.49

1.77

3.4

43.2

0.65

S

26.

Physically restricted

4.1

3.80

1.98

15.3

10.8

0.76

S

27.

Sexual intercourse

26.2

3.91

2.45

29.3

26.7

0.45

S

  1. Range for all items 1–7. SD = standard deviation, E = emotional scale, S = social Scale, P = physical scale.