Background
Methods
Instrument development
Study setting and population
Data collection
Questionnaire administration
Analytic strategies
Internal consistency and test-retest reliability
Validity analysis
Feasibility
Sample size estimation
Results
Descriptive statistics
Internal consistency and test-retest reliability
BSIqol | Mean (SD) | Median (25th-75th) | Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted | Cronbach’s alpha |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global
| 70.2 (16.5) | 70 (60.5–84.5) | 0.790 | |
Items
| ||||
1 | 6.6 (2.16) | 6.5 (5–8) | 0.737 | |
2 | 6.2 (2.30) | 6 (5–8) | 0.746 | |
3 | 6.05 (2.72) | 7 (4–8.5) | 0.726 | |
4 | 8.62 (2.01) | 9 (8–10) | 0.808 | |
5 | 8.98 (1.91) | 10 (9–10) | 0.780 | |
6 | 5.66 (2.83) | 6 (3.5-8) | 0.753 |
BSIqol | ICC | 95% CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Global | 0.946 | 0.907–0.969 | <0.001 |
Physical | 0.900 | 0.828–0.942 | <0.001 |
Emotional | 0.851 | 0.744–0.913 | <0.001 |
Functional | 0.932 | 0.883–0.960 | <0.001 |
Social | 0.736 | 0.553–0.847 | <0.001 |
Validity analysis
BSIqol | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Item 1
| 0.828 | ||
Item 2
| 0.871 | ||
Item 3
| 0.725 | ||
Item 4
| 0.966 | ||
Item 5
| 0.930 | ||
Item 6
| 0.621 | ||
% of variance
| 49.9 | 15.5 | 13.1 |
Cronbach’s
α
| 0.80 | 0.60 | NA |
EORTC QLQ-C30 | BSIqol | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global | Physical | Emotional | Functional | Social | |
Global health status
| 0.767** | 0.639** | 0.620** | 0.534** | 0.472** |
Function global
| 0.809** | 0.724** | 0.725** | 0.553** | 0.354** |
Physical functioning | 0.664** | 0.669** | 0.465** | 0.579** | 0.205 |
Role functioning | 0.704** | 0.715** | 0.560** | 0.529** | 0.272* |
Emotional functioning | 0.658** | 0.440** | 0.774** | 0.317** | 0.422** |
Cognitive functioning | 0.288 | 0.335** | 0.363** | 0.058 | 0.168 |
Social functioning | 0.364** | 0.330** | 0.291** | 0.296** | 0.223* |
Symptom global
| −0.678** | −0.701** | −0.565** | −0.477** | −0.259* |
Financial difficulties | −0.328** | −0.205 | −0.228* | −0.304** | −0.323** |
ESAS | BSIqol | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global | Physical | Emotional | Functional | Social | |
TSDS | −0.708** | −0.679** | −0.706** | −0.384** | −0.343** |
Physical-ESAS | −0.670** | −0.699** | −0.588** | −0.421** | −0.261* |
Emotional-ESAS | −0.482** | −0.371** | −0.593** | −0.249** | −0.374** |
BSIqol | ECOG - PS | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
0 (n = 34) | 1 (n = 35) | 2/3 (n = 11) | p-value | |
Global
| 85 (72.5–91.7) | 65 (57.5–73.3) | 53.3 (38.3–67.5) |
<0.0001
|
Physical
| 80 (60–90) | 50 (50–70) | 40 (25–60) |
<0.0001
|
Emotional
| 75 (60–90) | 50 (40–80) | 30 (10–65) |
<0.0001
|
Functional
| 92.5 (80–100) | 70 (60–75) | 55 (42.4–75) |
<0.0001
|
Social
| 100 (90–100) | 90 (80–100) | 80 (50–100) | 0.108 |
BSIqol | Work activity | ||
---|---|---|---|
Active | Inactive | p-value | |
Global
| 78.3 (65.8–89.1) | 68.3 (54.2–76.7) |
0.005
|
Physical
| 70 (45–85) | 60 (50–80) | 0.554 |
Emotional
| 70 (55–90) | 60 (30–80) |
0.033
|
Functional
| 90 (75–97.5) | 70 (55–80) |
<0.001
|
Social
| 100 (90–100) | 90 (70–100) | 0.198 |