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Table 2 Reliability analysis of Chinese version of Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 item Questionnaire (GQL-15-CHI)

From: Linguistic and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15-CHI): a cross-sectional study

Subscale and item

Item-total scale correlation

Item-subscale correlation

Cronbach α

Intraclass correlation coefficient

Ceiling

n (%)

Floor

n (%)

Central and near vision

  

0.75

0.73 (0.65-0.79).

158 (31.10)

11 (2.17)

  Recognizing faces

0.64

0.58

    

  Reading newspapers

0.69

0.58

    

Peripheral vision

  

0.91

0.91 (0.90-0.92)

143 (28.15)

3 (0.59)

  Seeing objects coming from the side

0.61

0.61

    

  Walking on uneven ground

0.78

0.74

    

  Tripping over objects

0.69

0.72

    

  Judging distance of foot to step

0.63

0.65

    

  Walking on steps/stairs

0.76

0.74

    

  Bumping into objects

0.69

0.73

    

Glare and dark adaptation

  

0.90

0.90 (0.88-0.91)

54 (10.63)

1 (0.20)

  Walking after dark

0.81

0.80

    

  Seeing at night

0.78

0.77

    

  Adjusting to dim light

0.69

0.70

    

  Adjusting to bright light (glare)

0.56

0.54

    

  Going from light to dark room or vice versa

0.72

0.73

    

  Finding dropped objects

0.77

0.70

    

Outdoor mobility

  

NA

NA

249 (49.01)

15 (2.95)

  Crossing the road

0.77

1.00

    
  1. NA: not available for only one-item subscale.