Validity and reliability of the Italian version of the cardiac quality of life questionnaire for pediatric patients with heart disease (PedsQLTM)

Table 3 Internal consistency reliability of patients PedsQL cardiac module and patients PedsQL generic module (Cronbach coefficient)

Patient	5–7 years			8–18 years
Patient	All	Male	Female	All	Male	Female
PedsQL cardiac module
Total SCORE	0.70	0.70	0.79	0.82	0.82	0.85
Heart problems and treatment	0.64	0.55	0.74	0.63	0.68	0.62
Treatment II	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.50	0.61	0.49
Perceived physical appearance	0.67	0.63	0.76	0.71	0.68	0.72
Treatment anxiety	0.94	0.91	0.97	0.88	0.87	0.90
Cognitive problems	0.63	0.62	0.66	0.70	0.60	0.77
Communication	0.88	0.85	0.92	0.74	0.71	0.74
PedsQL generic module
Total score	0.82	0.77	0.87	0.84	0.82	0.85
Physical functioning	0.72	0.65	0.79	0.73	0.72	0.73
Emotional functioning	0.56	0.51	0.59	0.58	0.52	0.59
Social functioning	0.71	0.62	0.86	0.74	0.59	0.74
School functioning	0.72	0.70	0.77	0.73	0.69	0.77

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