Improving the assessment of quality of life in the clinical care of myeloma patients: the development and validation of the Myeloma Patient Outcome Scale (MyPOS)

Table 3 MyPOS subscale descriptive statistics

Subscale	Number of items	Possible range	Observed range	Mean	SD	Skew	α^a
MyPOS Symptoms & Function	14	0-56	0-37	13.46	8.25	0.37	0.84
MyPOS Emotional Response	8	0-32	0- 23	6.12	5.30	0.96	0.82
MyPOS Healthcare Support	5	0-20	0-12	1.76	2.43	1.60	0.64

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