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Table 2 Reliability of Igbo-MSPSS

From: Adaptation and validation of the Nigerian Igbo Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in patients with chronic low back pain

 

Cronbach’s alpha

McDonald’s ω

All items: 12 (total score) = 0.88

All items: 12 (total score) = 0.87

Factor structures

 Three-factor structure

Factor 1 (friends) = 0.84

Factor 1 (friends) = 0.84

Factor 2 (significant other) = 0.87

Factor 2 (significant other) = 0.87

Factor 3 (family) = 0.89

Factor 3 (family) = 0.89

 Two-factor structure

Factor 1 (family and significant other) = 0.91

Factor 1 (family and significant other) = 0.91

Factor 2 (friends) = 0.84

Factor 2 (friends) = 0.84

Item

Cronbach’s alpha when item is removed

 

 1

0.87

 

 2

0.87

 

 3

0.87

 

 4

0.87

 

 5

0.86

 

 6

0.87

 

 7

0.88

 

 8

0.88

 

 9

0.87

 

 10

0.86

 

 11

0.86

 

 12

0.88

 

ICC (95% CI): 0.82 (0.68, 0.90)

SEM: 5.90

MDC: 16.34