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Table 2 Internal consistency reliability for the MDASI-PeriOp-GYN-C

From: Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the MD Anderson symptom inventory for measuring perioperative symptom burden in patients with gynecologic cancer

Item

Cronbach’s α

Cronbach’s α if item deleted

Symptom severity (22)

0.826

 

MDASI-core items (13)

0.740

 

Pain

 

0.816

Fatigue

 

0.812

Nausea

 

0.814

Sleeping disturbance

 

0.824

Distress

 

0.812

Shortness of breath

 

0.818

Memory

 

0.826

Poor appetite

 

0.806

Drowsiness

 

0.829

Dry mouth

 

0.824

Sadness

 

0.814

Vomiting

 

0.823

Numbness/tingling

 

0.826

Periop-GYN items (9)

0.821

 

Bloating

 

0.810

Abdominal cramping

 

0.828

Constipation

 

0.823

Diarrhea

 

0.826

Dizziness

 

0.829

Grogginess/confusion

 

0.825

Urinary urgency

 

0.811

Inability to urinate/difficulty urinating

 

0.821

Hot flashes

 

0.824

Interference (6)

0.735

 

Activity

 

0.740

Mood

 

0.733

Work

 

0.725

Relations

 

0.712

Walking

 

0.708

Enjoyment of life

 

0.723

  1. MDASI-PeriOp-GYN-C, Chinese version of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for measuring perioperative symptom burden in patients with gynecologic cancer