Table 2
Comparison of Cronbach’s α coefficients in studies using different Chinese SF-36 versions
Cronbach’s α
Scale
Hangzhou (n=1316)
Hong Kong (n=236)*
American Chinese (n=156)†
*Lam
et al
.
18
†Ren
et al
.
17
PF
0.87
0.78
0.92
RP
0.88
0.83
0.82
BP
0.80
0.87
0.78
GH
0.72
0.71
0.82
VT
0.66
0.74
0.73
SF
0.39
0.65
0.54
RE
0.87
0.77
0.88
MH
0.75
0.77
0.74