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Table 3 Data quality, scaling assumptions, acceptability, and reliability of MSRMS

From: A tool to measure the attributes of receiving IV therapy in a home versus hospital setting: the Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Management Scale (MSRMS)

Psychometric Property

Access to care

(6 items)

Information

(7 items)

Coordination of care

(11 items)

Interpersonal care

(18 items)

Data quality

    

Item missing data %

0-2.3

0-1.5

0-3.8

0

Computable scale scores %

100

99

100

100

Scaling assumptions

    

Item mean scores

1.2-1.8

1.1-2.5

1.1-1.7

1.1-1.8

Item SD

0.59-0.91

0.41-1.0

0.22-0.88

0.30-1.11

Item-total correlation

0.42-0.70

0.21-0.79

0.00-0.57

0.26-0.63

Targeting

    

Scale range

0-100

0-100

0-100

0-100

Score range

0-88.9

0-83.3

0-39.4

0-51.0

Mean score (SD)

17.9 (19.7)

30.6 (21.2)

9.9 (9.8)

9.2 (10.1)

Floor/ceiling effect %

21.2/0

10.8/0

20.5/0

28.0/0

Reliability

    

Cronbach's alpha

0.80

0.87

0.73

0.84

SEM2

3.94

2.76

2.65

1.61