“…The Cronbach's ⍺ coefficient in a study by Yun et al, [26] was .70 or higher, aside from the cognitive functional scale (.60). The Cronbach's ⍺ coefficient values in the study by Kim et al, [22] were .77, .83, and .78, respectively, for the global health status, functional, and symptom scales, while the coefficient values of the present study were .88, .78, and .75, respectively.…”