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Table 1 Internal consistency, reproducibility and responsiveness statistics for the English [n = 352], Dutch [n = 339], Farsi [n = 51], German [n = 357], and Spanish [n = 143] versions of the MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire

From: The MacNew Heart Disease health-related quality of life instrument: A summary

 

English

Dutch

Farsi

German

Spanish

Cronbach's α

     

Physical

.93

.86–.91

.92

.86 – .90

.88

Emotional

.95

.91–.92

.92

.97

.85

Social

.95

.78–.84

.94

.93 – .95

.83

Global

NA¶

.92–.95

.95

.93 – .97

NA¶

Test-Retest r tt

     

Physical

.83 & .75*

NA¶

.38

.68 – .87

.81

Emotional

.86**

NA¶

.42

.63 – .72

.78

Social

.87 & .85‡

NA¶

.31

.61 – .83

.71

Global

.86‡‡

NA.¶

.50

.65 – .81

NA¶

Intraclass Correlation

     

Physical

NA¶

NA¶

.92

.73 – .93

.87

Emotional

NA¶

NA¶

.92

.77 – .84

.83

Social

NA¶

NA¶

.93

.75 – .91

.83

Global

NA¶

NA¶

.95

.76 – .81

NA¶

Effect size

     

Physical

.27 & 1.34*

1.38

NA¶

.86

NA¶

Emotional

.57**

.81

NA¶

.94

NA¶

Social

1.43 & .85‡

1.11

NA¶

.99

NA¶

Global

1.22‡‡

1.18

NA¶

1.12

NA¶

  1. ¶ Not available * Symptoms and restrictions scales for QLMI at 12 months [n = 201] [17] ** Emotions scale in QLMI at 12 months [n = 201] [17]‡ Confidence and self-esteem scales in QLMI at 12 months [n = 201] [17]‡‡ Global score in QLMI at 12 months [n = 201] [17]