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Table 2 Association between the test-retest reliability values and the evidence of clinical stability

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

Test-retest values

Were patients stable in the interim period on the construct to be measured?

P*

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Global HRQoL scores

    

0.015

   < 0.70

2 (18.2)

5 (45.5)

4 (36.4)

0 (0)

 

   ≥ 0.70

0 (0)

1 (12.5)

5 (62.5)

2 (25.0)

 

Pain scores

    

0.031

   < 0.70

2 (18.2)

3 (27.3)

3 (27.3)

1 (9.1)

 

   ≥ 0.70

0 (0)

1 (11.1)

4 (44.4)

4 (44.4)

 
  1. HRQoL health-related quality of life.
  2. *p-value for linear trend.