Table 8 Item analysis for men’s function scale (regardless of cause of difficulty)
From: The development of a contextually appropriate measure of psychological distress in Sierra Leone
Item | Alpha if deleted | Mean | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taking care of the family (ensuring their safety, guiding the children and spending time with them) | 0.77 | 0.38 | 0.97 | 432 |
Making a living (like trading, farming, commercial bike riding and building and construction) | 0.75 | 0.55 | 1.23 | 423 |
Helping with difficult household work (like weeding grass, splitting wood) | 0.76 | 0.29 | 0.96 | 414 |
Take part in community work and other community programmes (like cleaning, going to meetings) | 0.76 | 0.14 | 0.69 | 436 |
Take part in community occasions like marriage or funeral | 0.76 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 447 |
Ensuring community protection and security | 0.75 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 442 |
Taking care of yourself (like taking bath regularly and cutting hair) | 0.77 | 0.07 | 0.53 | 450 |
Praying | 0.80 | 0.27 | 0.80 | 447 |
Doing things that you enjoy when you have time (playing football, watching games or movies or visiting loved ones) | 0.76 | 0.18 | 0.74 | 449 |