Reliability of the Nepali Version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Self-Report

Table 4

Internal consistency of the Nepali version of the SCIM-SR.

Items	Cronbach’s alpha
Self-care subscale	0.959
Cronbach’s alpha if item is deleted
Item no.1: eating	0.948
Item no. 2A: washing your upper body and head	0.951
Item no. 2B: washing your lower body	0.954
Item no. 3A: dressing your upper body	0.957
Item no. 3B: dressing your lower body	0.949
Item no.4: grooming	0.950
Respiration and sphincter management subscale	0.506
Cronbach’s alpha if item is deleted
Item no.5 breathing	0.550
Item no.6 bladder management	0.237
Item no.7 bowel management	0.238
Item no.8 using the toilet	0.481
Mobility subscale	0.838
Cronbach’s alpha if item is deleted
Item no.9: mobility in bed and action to prevent pressure sores	0.850
Item no.10: transfer from bed to a wheelchair	0.829
Item no.11: transfer from wheelchair to toilet tub	0.829
Item no.12: moving around indoors	0.8
Item no.13: moving around moderate distances (10-100 meters)	0.796
Item no.14: moving around more than 100 meters	0.787
Item no.15: going up or downstairs	0.831
Item no.16: transfer from wheelchair to the car	0.825
Item no.17: transfer from floor to wheelchair	0.834
Total score	0.801