Table 6 Total and subscale score of English and Chinese MFSI-SF versions and measurement equivalence between the two versions
(Theoretical Score Range) | Mean ± S.D. | English vs. Chinese | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 236)e | English-version (n = 155) | Chinese-version (n = 81) | Equivalence margina (±0.25 S.D.) | Equivalence marginb (±0.5 S.D.) | 95% CI of Unadjusted difference | 95% CI of Adjusted differencec | |
Total MFSI-SF score | 0.720 (19.06) | 1.56 (20.32) | − 0.889 (16.36) | ± 4.59 | ± 9.17 | − 2.450 (− 7.599 to 2.698) | 0.095 (− 1.512 to 0.097) |
 General | 4.34 (4.51) | 4.87 (4.74) | 3.33 (3.84) | ± 1.07 | ± 2.15 | − 1.538 (− 2.742 to − 0.333) | − 0.009 (− 1.327 to 1.148) |
 Physical | 3.88 (4.11) | 4.22 (4.51) | 3.22 (3.15) | ± 0.96 | ± 1.91 | − 0.997 (− 2.103 to 0.109) | 0.023 (− 0.967 to 1.357) |
 Emotional | 3.21 (4.25) | 3.34 (4.46) | 2.96 (3.83) | ± 1.04 | ± 2.07 | − 0.373 (− 1.522 to 0.777) | 0.096 (−  0.423 to 2.142)d |
 Mental | 3.00 (3.91) | 3.32 (4.28) | 2.38 (3.01) | ± 0.91 | ± 1.82 | − 0.933 (− 1.985 to 0.118) | − 0.016 (− 1.274 to 1.017) |
 Vigour | 13.70 (6.48) | 13.18 (6.61) | 12.79 (6.14) | ± 1.59 | ±3.19 | − 1.391 (− 3.134 to 0.353) | − 0.217 (− 4.922 to − 0.991)d |