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Table 3 Reliability (n = 245) of the Amharic version of the SSQoL-Am, internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects, test–retest reliability, and Standard Error of Measurement (SEM), (n = 72), 2021

From: Cross-cultural translation, adaptation, and validation of the stroke-specific quality of life (SSQOL) scale 2.0 into Amharic language

SSQoL domains (items)

Mean (SD)

Internal consistency Cronbach’s α

Floor and ceiling effects (%)

ICC (95% CI)

(n = 72)

SEM

Energy (3)

7.81 (2.67)

0.84

0.8

1.6

0.88 (0.81, 0.92)

0.4

Family (3)

8.48 (2.72)

0.72

1.6

3.3

0.83 (0.73, 0.90)

0.46

Language (5)

16.24 (4.21)

0.93

0.4

1.6

0.88 (0.78, 0.93)

0.44

Mobility (6)

16.78 (4.9)

0.92

0.8

0.4

0.90 (0.85, 0.94)

0.41

Mood (5)

15.36 (4.72)

0.85

1.6

4.5

0.92 (0.84, 0.95)

0.44

Personality (3)

8.85 (3.52)

0.93

4.9

7.3

0.92 (0.85, 0.95)

0.40

Self-care (5)

13.63 (4.3)

0.90

2

1.6

0.91 (0.86, 0.94)

0.40

Social role (5)

12.61 (3.4)

0.78

0.4

0.4

0.90 (0.82, 0.94)

0.37

Thinking (3)

9.87 (2.98)

0.83

1.2

6.1

0.89 (0.81, 0.93)

0.36

UE function (5)

13.69 (4.35)

0.91

1.6

0.8

0.88 (0.81, 0.92)

0.44

Vision (3)

12.87 (2.32)

0.89

0.4

44.1

0.82 (0.72, 0.89)

0.42

Work (3)

6.60 (2.5)

0.92

3.3

2.4

0.89 (0.88, 0.95)

0.38

Total Score (49)

11.9 (3.6)

0.87

1.58

6.18

0.93 (0.88, 0.95)

0.41

  1. Upper Ext.func Upper Extremity function, ICC Intra-class correlation coefficient