VALIDATION DATA

MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES
Limitations English only
Observations
1. RELIABILITY
A. Internal Consistency Tested
Cronbach's (Describe)

Cronbach alpha, 0.89 and 0.91 for severity of symptoms and functional status, respectively

B. Reliability intraobserver or test-retest Tested
Continuous scores: intraclass
correlation coefficient (ICC)
Dichotomus: Cohen kappa (Describe)

Pearson correlation coefficient, r = 0.91 and 0.93 for severity of symptoms and functional status, respectively)

C. Reliability interobserver or Measurement error Not Tested
Standard error of measurement (SEM),
smallest detectable change (SDC) or
Limits of agreement (LoA) (Describe)
2. VALIDITY
A. Content validity: face validity Not Tested
Expert opinion (relevance and
comprehensiveness) (Describe)

Both scales had positive, but modest or weak, correlations with two-point discrimination and Semmes-Weinstein monofilament testing (Spearman coefficient, r = 0.12 to 0.42).

B. Construct Validity:
Structural validity
Not Tested
Hypotheses-testing Not Tested
Cross-cultural validity Not Tested
Brief Description
C. Criterion validity Not Tested
Comparison with a 'gold standard' Continuous scores:
correlations, ROC curves Dichotomus:
Sensitivity & Specificity (Describe)