Table 3 Cronbach's alpha values and the convergent and divergent validities of the scales in the total sample (n = 72) and in the language versions (n = 36 each)
From: Development of a Multidimensional Pain Questionnaire in Professional Dance (MPQDA): a pilot study
Dimension | Total (n = 72) | English (n = 36) | German (n = 36) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
α | CV | DV | α | CV | DV | α | CV | DV | |
Head and torso (5 body regions) | 0.54 | 9/25 36.6% | 20/25 80.0% | 0.40 | 9/25 36.6% | 12/25 48.0% | 0.63 | 17/25 68.0% | 17/25 68.0% |
Upper extremity (3 body regions right/left) | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.74 | ||||||
Lower extremity (7 body regions right/left) | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.55 | ||||||
Accompanying symptoms (3 items) | 0.49 | 1/3 33.3% | – | 0.70 | 3/3 100% | – | 0.21 | 0/3 0.0% | – |
Sensory pain quality (5 items) | 0.73 | 10/10 100% | 8/10 80.0% | 0.73 | 7/10 70.0% | 9/10 90.0% | 0.73 | 9/10 90.0% | 8/10 80.0% |
Affective pain quality (5 items) | 0.81 | 0.70 | 0.86 | ||||||
Pain occurrence when weight-bearing/during movement (2 items) | 0.31 | 1/3 33.3% | 3/3 100% | 0.26 | 1/3 33.3% | 3/3 100% | 0.46 | 1/3 33.3% | 3/3 100% |
Pain occurrence at rest (1 item) | – | – | – | ||||||
Motives of working with pain (12 items) | 0.89 | 12/12 100% | – | 0.92 | 12/12 100% | – | 0.84 | 10/12 83.3% | – |