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Table 5 Reliability of the KDQOL-36 subscales

From: Determining the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (KDQOL-36)

Scales (No. of items)

Cronbach’s α (n = 103)

ICC (n = 28)

Symptoms/problems list (12)

0.78

0.84

Burden of kidney disease (4)

0.76

0.86

Effects of kidney disease (8)

0.77

0.85

Physical Composite Score (6)

0.69

0.70

Mental Composite Score (6)

0.72

0.81