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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the SMFA scores, internal consistency and floor and ceiling effects

From: Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire in patients with skeletal muscle injury of the upper or lower extremities

SMFA

No. of items

Mean

SD

% floor

% ceiling

Cronbach’s α

Intraclass correlation

Arm and hand function

8

9.83

14.01

36.6

0

0.870

0.870

Mobility

9

25.50

21.53

14.2

0

0.925

0.925

Daily activities

10

25.81

24.03

6.48

0

0.928

0.928

Emotional status

7

23.38

13.43

4.42

0

0.776

0.776

Dysfunction index

34

21.47

16.17

6.19

0

0.954

0.954

Bother index

12

23.43

18.21

8.85

0

0.935

0.935

  1. SMFA Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment