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Table 2 Corrected item-total correlations of the 13 items in the S-MCSI

From: Caregiver strain among patients of palliative care in Sri Lanka: validation of modified caregiver strain index - Sinhala version

Item number

Item

Corrected item-total correlation

Cronbach’s alpha if the item is deleted

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Sleep is disturbed

Inconvenience

Physical strain

Confining

Family adjustments

Change in personal plans

Other demands on time

Emotional adjustments

Upsetting behaviour

Upsetting change of self

Work adjustment

Financial strain

Complete overwhelmed

0.46

0.45

0.54

0.62

0.52

0.59

0.35

0.45

0.51

0.45

0.49

0.11

0.38

0.79

0.80

0.79

0.78

0.79

0.78

0.80

0.79

0.79

0.79

0.79

0.83

0.80