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Table 6 Internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s Alphas)

From: Psychometric evaluation of an electronic Asthma Symptom Diary for young children

ePASD score

Daytime Symptoms score

alpha (n)

Daytime

score

alpha (n)

Nighttime Symptoms score

alpha (n)

Nighttime score

alpha (n)

Overall Symptoms score

alpha (n)

Day 1

0.66 (82)

0.72 (65)

0.68 (81)

0.76 (81)

0.80 (74)

Day 2

0.78 (79)

0.87 (64)

0.73 (77)

0.78 (77)

0.80 (69)

Day 3

0.78 (73)

0.88 (56)

0.85 (82)

0.86 (82)

0.88 (67)

Day 4

0.85 (82)

0.89 (68)

0.87 (79)

0.88 (79)

0.91 (74)

Day 5

0.83 (73)

0.88 (66)

0.81 (78)

0.81 (78)

0.83 (67)

Day 6

0.81 (77)

0.87 (68)

0.77 (75)

0.82 (75)

0.89 (63)

Day 7

0.68 (73)

0.76 (60)

0.78 (77)

0.81 (77)

0.80 (65)

Day 8

0.79 (71)

0.80 (55)

0.68 (66)

0.75 (66)

0.81 (55)

Day 9

0.68 (61)

0.75 (48)

0.52 (51)

0.52 (51)

0.65 (43)

Day 10

0.68 (51)

0.78 (41)

0.59 (14)

0.74 (14)

0.83 (14)

  1. ePASD = electronic Pediatric Asthma Symptom Diary