Table 4 Internal consistency of Chinese version of the quality of communication questionnaire
Scale Cronbach’s Alpha | Scale Mean if Item Deleted | Item-Total Correlation | Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Component 1: General communication skills | 0.894 | |||
1. Using words you understand | 90.3 | 0.44 | 0.869 | |
2. Looking you in the eye | 90.3 | 0.333 | 0.871 | |
3. Answering all your questions about your illness | 90.3 | 0.389 | 0.87 | |
4. Listening to what you have to say | 89.0 | 0.382 | 0.87 | |
5. Caring about you as a person | 89.9 | 0.4 | 0.871 | |
6. Giving full attention | 89.0 | 0.402 | 0.87 | |
Component 2: Communication about illness trajectory | 0.842 | |||
7. Talking about your feelings about getting sicker | 92.7 | 0.615 | 0.859 | |
8. Talking about details if you got sicker | 92.7 | 0.574 | 0.861 | |
9. Talking to you about the trajectory of your illness | 93.8 | 0.509 | 0.865 | |
10. Talk about how long you have to live | 96.0 | 0.549 | 0.862 | |
Component 3: End-of-life care planning | 0.884 | |||
11. Talking about what dying might be like | 95.8 | 0.691 | 0.855 | |
12. Involving you in treatment discussions about your care | 94.8 | 0.51 | 0.865 | |
13. Ask you about important things in life | 95.4 | 0.673 | 0.856 | |
14. Respecting important things in your life | 94.7 | 0.632 | 0.858 | |
15. Asking about spiritual, religious beliefs | 95.2 | 0.609 | 0.859 | |
16. Respecting your spiritual, religious beliefs | 94.9 | 0.595 | 0.86 |