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Table 4 Reliability analysis: corrected item-total correlation of the 13 items of the Malay-ECOHIS, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and kappa coefficient

From: The Malay version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (Malay-ECOHIS) – assessing validity and reliability

 

Corrected item-total correlation

Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted

Pain

.55

.81

Drinking

.64

.80

Eating

.68

.80

Pronouncing

.47

.82

Absence

.15

.83

Sleeping

.50

.81

Irritation

.68

.80

Smiling

.49

.82

Talking

.45

.82

Upset

.51

.81

Guilty

.54

.81

Work

.32

.83

Financial

.04

.84

Cronbach’s alpha coefficient

0.83

 

Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC)

0.94

 

Weighted kappa value

0.95