Reliability and validity of the ESRD Symptom Checklist – Transplantation Module in Norwegian kidney transplant recipients

Table 2 Health-related quality of life scores and relaibility assessments

		Scores							Reliability
	n	Items	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD	%min (floor)	%max (ceiling)	Internal consistency*	Test-retest**
ESRD-SCL (range 0–4)
Limited physical capacity	53	10	0.10	2.50	0.74	0.54	0	0	0.80	0.95
Limited cognitive capacity	53	8	0	2.00	0.56	0.48	13	0	0.80	0.93
Cardiac and renal dysfunction	53	7	0	2.57	0.71	0.59	6	0	0.81	0.90
Side effects of corticosteroids	53	5	0	2.20	0.60	0.57	21	0	0.72	0.94
Increased growth of gum and hair	53	5	0	3.80	0.72	0.80	13	0	0.80	0.87
Transplantation-associated psychological distress	53	8	0	1.88	0.59	0.46	6	0	0.78	0.87
Total	53	43	0.07	2.07	0.65	0.43	0	0	0.94	0.95
SF-36 (range 0–100)
Physical functioning	53	10	20	100	73.1	24.5	0	13	0.91	0.87
Role – physical	53	5	0	100	54.7	43.3	30	40	0.89	0.88
Bodily pain	52	2	0	100	65.3	28.7	2	25	0.91	0.93
General health	51	5	0	100	57.5	26.0	2	2	0.85	0.95
Vitality	52	4	5	95	54.4	21.0	0	0	0.80	0.90
Social functioning	52	2	12.5	100	81	24.6	0	50	0.84	0.86
Role – emotional	51	4	0	100	78.4	34.5	0	67	0.80	0.83
Mental health	52	5	24	100	77.8	17.9	0	10	0.81	0.91

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