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Table 2 Item analysis of breast Cancer Comprehensive Frailty Scale (n = 205)

From: The development and validation testing of a comprehensive frailty assessment in women with breast cancer

No.

Items

Mean Difference

95% CI

lower, upper

Critical Ratio

Corrected Item-Total Correlation

1

My ability to perform daily tasks has become poor

-1.66

-1.99, -1.34

-10.10

0.58

2

I have nutrition-related health problems (e.g., loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting)

-1.42

-1.79, -1.06

-7.71

0.46

3

I have sleep-related problems (e.g., difficulty falling asleep, restless sleep, or excessive sleep)

-1.92

-2.35, -1.48

-8.79

0.52

4

I feel tired or have no energy

-2.27

-2.58, -1.96

-14.57

0.71

5

I have more diseases or health problems than people of the same age (e.g., chronic illness, pain, hearing loss, or poor vision)

-1.85

-2.20, -1.50

-10.39

0.57

6

I feel nervous, anxious or on edge

-1.81

-2.15, -1.48

-10.74

0.64

7

I can’t stop or control worrying

-1.58

-1.88, -1.27

-10.12

0.66

8

I had little interest or pleasure in doing things

-1.68

-1.96, -1.39

-11.58

0.71

9

I feel down, depressed, or hopeless

-1.64

-1.93, -1.36

-11.56

0.66

10

I am a failure or have let yourself or your family down?

-1.47

-1.77, -1.18

-9.87

0.65

11

I can’t tell the date, name of a person or place

-0.95

-1.27, -0.63

-5.92

0.53

12

I have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television

-1.03

-1.32, -0.75

-7.09

0.56

13

I have trouble adding or subtracting calculations

-1.00

-1.32, -0.68

-6.12

0.56

14

I often have trouble understanding what people are saying

-0.83

-1.12, -0.54

-5.70

0.53

15

I feel that my memory is not as good as it should be

-1.49

-1.86, -1.12

-8.05

0.54

16

I go out less often than I did the year before

-2.08

-2.50, -1.67

-9.99

0.52

17

I go to visit friends.#

-1.59

-2.11, -1.08

-6.15

0.32

18

I feel that I am helpful to friends or family. #

-1.54

-1.94, -1.14

-7.62

0.32

19

I talk to people every day (including on the phone or video). #

-1.31

-1.74, -0.87

-6.00

0.18

20

I often live alone. #

-0.76

-1.17, -0.35

-3.67

0.16

  1. CI: confidence interval; *p < 0.05; # Deleted item: Statistically significant items with critical ratio absolute values less than 3.50 or item total correlations below 0.4 or above 0.85 were eliminated to reduce the number of items