Table 3: The results of internal consistency evaluation of the questionnaire on the nurses’ recognition of elder abuse by family caregivers.

Study areas Number Cronbach's Alpha ICC
Evident signs of abuse 38 (1-38) 0.79 0.616
Elderly’s potentials to get abused 21 (39-59) 0.76 0.368
Family care giver’s potentials for abusing 8 (60-67) 0.78 0.552
Total 67 0.85 0.608