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Table 3 Number of studies with adequate and non-adequate test-retest values

From: A critical analysis of test-retest reliability in instrument validation studies of cancer patients under palliative care: a systematic review

Evaluated domains

Number of studies

Test-retest values

<0.70

≥0.70

n (%)

n (%)

Global HRQoL

19

11 (57.9)

8 (42.1)

Emotional

8

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

Physical

5

1 (20)

4 (80)

Social

6

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

Functioning

3

0 (0)

3 (100)

Existential

6

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

Global symptoms

5

2 (40)

3 (60)

Pain

18

9 (50)

9 (50)

Nausea

12

5 (41.6)

7 (58.3)

Fatigue

11

6 (54.5)

5 (45.5)

Anxiety

10

6 (60)

4 (40)

Depression

9

4 (44.4)

5 (55.6)

  1. HRQoL health-related quality of life.