Reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL™ 3.0 transplant module

Table 3 Cronbach’s α coefficients of child self-reports in each dimension and the total scale

Field	5–7 years age group			8–18 years age group			Scale
	Items	Cases	A	Items	Cases	α	Items	Cases	α
	(No.)	(No.)	A	(No.)	(No.)	α	(No.)	(No.)	α
Scale	46	54	0.955	46	101	0.947	46	155	0.954
About Medicine I	9	54	0.929	9	101	0.922	9	155	0.926
About Medicine II	8	54	0.786	8	101	0.825	8	155	0.821
Transplantation and Others	8	54	0.824	8	101	0.855	8	155	0.86
Pain and Hurt	3	54	0.775	3	101	0.739	3	155	0.759
Worry	7	54	0.941	7	101	0.919	7	155	0.929
Treatment Anxiety	4	54	0.979	4	101	0.907	4	155	0.935
How I Look	3	54	0.893	3	101	0.8	3	155	0.834
Communication Problems	4	54	0.963	4	101	0.904	4	155	0.931

Note: Child self- reports forms are specific for 5–7, 8–12, and 13–18 year age groups. Data from the 8–12 and 13–18 year age groups was analyzed together because the forms for these two groups are the same

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