A study of two generic health-related quality of life questionnaires—Nottingham Health Profile and Short-Form 36 Health Survey—and of coping in patients with sensory hyperreactivity

Table 3 Floor and ceiling effect and Cronbach’s α values in comparable domains of the NHP and the SF-36 scales ( n =83)

NHP	Floor	Ceiling	α values*	SF-36	Floor	Ceiling	α values*
Emotional reactions	0	28.9	0.76	Mental health	0	2.4	0.80
Energy	12.0	44.6	0.69	Vitality	0	1.2	0.88
Physical mobility	0	55.4	0.71	Physical functioning	0	6.0	0.91
Social isolation	1.2	73.5	0.71	Social functioning	1.2	21.7	0.86
Pain	0	51.8	0.89	Bodily pain	1.2	24.1	0.95

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