Internal consistency reliability is a poor predictor of responsiveness

Table 2 Internal consistency reliability and responsiveness. Studies 3 and 4

Study	Instrument and domain	Internal consistency reliability^¶	Standardised response mean^#
Study 3	CRQ-IA
	Dyspnea	0.73	0.94
	Fatigue	0.81	0.96
	Emotional function	0.77	1.35
	Mastery	0.76	1.09
	CRQ-SA
	Dyspnea	0.78	0.86
	Fatigue	0.83	1.38
	Emotional function	0.89	1.00
	Mastery	0.86	0.86
	SF-36
	Physical composite score	0.61	0.59
	Mental composite score	0.70	0.48
Study 4a	ACL-QOL	0.96	1.45
	IKDC	0.86	1.17
	KOOS
	Symptoms	0.74	0.64
	Pain	0.89	0.74
	Function	0.96	0.59
	Sports	0.92	0.83
	QOL	0.88	1.15
	SF-36
	Physical Function	0.90	0.64
	Role Physical	0.79	0.67
	Bodily Pain	0.80	0.52
	General Health	0.72	0.11
	Vitality	0.87	0.44
	Social Functioning	0.81	0.50
	Role Emotional	0.82	0.33
	Mental Health	0.76	0.34
Study 4b	WOMET	0.97	0.88
	IKDC	0.90	0.85
	KOOS
	Symptoms	0.82	0.85
	Pain	0.93	0.95
	Function	0.97	0.82
	Sports	0.94	0.66
	QOL	0.90	0.71
	SF-36
	Physical Function	0.93	0.59
	Role Physical	0.93	0.40
	Bodily Pain	0.88	0.60
	General Health	0.85	-0.08
	Vitality	0.86	0.08
	Social Functioning	0.84	0.25
	Role Emotional	0.88	0.12
	Mental Health	0.79	0.21

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