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Table 2 Internal consistency estimates comparison for the symptom domains

From: PRO-Angoff method for remote standard setting: establishing clinical thresholds for the upper digestive disease tool

Domains

Including core and contextual items for scoring

Including only the core items for scoring (frequency, severity, and interference)

Including only the two core items for scoring (severity and interference)

Dysphagia

0.91

0.89

 

Heartburn

0.85

0.93

 

Regurgitation

0.77

0.83

 

Dumping - generalized

0.86

0.87

 

Dumping - GI

0.57

0.55

0.68

Pain

0.93

0.93

 

Nausea

0.90

0.90

 

Dyspneaa

-

-

-

Aspirationa

-

-

-

  1. a Existing data for dyspnea and aspiration domains were based on single items.