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Table 4 Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) and test-retest reliability (Bravais-Pearson coefficient) of the questionnaire

From: The subjective experience of young women with non-metastatic breast cancer: the Young Women with Breast Cancer Inventory

 

Number of items

Alpha

R

Feeling of couple cohesion

5

0.91

0.85

Negative affectivity and apprehension about the future

6

0.84

0.80

Body image and sexuality

4

0.82

0.85

Career management

3

0.85

0.77

Deterioration of relationships with close relatives

5

0.76

0.80

Management of child(ren) and of everyday life

5

0.81

0.79

Financial difficulties

4

0.80

0.82

Sharing with close relatives

4

0.83

0.66

  1. For the test-retest reliability, all the correlations are significant at p < 0.01, n = 116 patients for whom the period between T1 and T2 was less than or equal to 1 month