Table 5 Coding of reliability criteria for each measure.
Measure | Internal consistency | Test-retest reliability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n | Cronbach's alpha α > 0.70 | n | Administration Period | Intraclass correlation ICC > 0.70 |
AQoL [35] | 75 | Total scale = 0.77 No domains reported | 17 | Pre-weekend to post-weekend Post-weekend to one month [36] | - |
MMQL Adolescent Forrm [52] | 397 | Total scale = 0.78 6/7 domains > 0.70 Physical = 0.88 Psychological = 0.83 Social = 0.81 Cognitive = 0.89 Body image = 0.80 Outlook = 0.85 | 87 | Two week interval | Total scale = 0.71 5/7 domains > 0.70 Physical = 0.90 Cognitive = 0.88 Body image = 0.73 Outlook = 0.76 Relations = 0.81 |
PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module (C&A) [55] | 220 | Total scale = 0.72 6/8 domains > 0.70 Pain and hurt = 0.70 Nausea = 0.79 Procedural Anxiety = 0.82 Treatment Anxiety = 0.79 Worry = 0.74 Cognitive = 0.76 | - | - | - |
QOL-CS [16] | 176 | Total Scale = 0.87 5/6 domains > 0.70 Physical = 0.81 Psychological = 0.82 Fears = 0.88 Social = 0.76 Spiritual = 0.78 | - | - | - |
PCQL-32 [60] | 291 | Total scale = 0.91 4/5 domains > 0.70 Disease/treatment = 0.83 Physical = 0.78 Psychological = 0.76 Cognitive = 0.81 | - | - | - |
PCQL Modular Approach [62] | 281 | Total scale = 0.83 No domains reported All modules > 0.70 Pain = 0.82 Nausea = 0.71 | - | - | - |
PIE [63] | 41 | Total scale = 0.84 2/9 domains > 0.70 Manipulation = 0.70 Parental behaviour = 0.73 Total scale = 0.91 4/9 domains > 0.70 Peer rejection = 0.79 Parental behaviour = 0.71 Preoccupation illness = 0.73 Food = 0.70 [64] | 41 | - | - |