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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and distribution for IPOS total and subscale scores at T1

From: Validity and reliability of the integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) in Korea: a multicenter study of terminally ill cancer patients

Total and Subscale Scores

Subgroupa

# Items

Range

Mean

SD

αb

IPOS Total

Patients

17

8–57

29.57

8.94

0.74

Staff

3–50

26.12

8.98

0.81

IPOS Physical Symptoms

Patients

10

6–38

18.12

6.10

0.67

Staff

1–29

13.32

6.34

0.77

IPOS Emotional Symptoms

Patients

4

1–16

7.19

3.49

0.70

Staff

1–15

7.94

3.11

0.79

IPOS Communication/Practical Issues

Patients

3

0–10

4.27

2.49

0.62

Staff

0–10

4.86

2.21

0.55

  1. IPOS: Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale
  2. aPatient N = 113, Staff N = 117
  3. bCronbach’s alpha coefficient of internal reliability
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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