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Factor matrix following varimax rotation for EDSIS scale |
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| Item |
Factor Loadings |
Item-scale correlation |
Communality |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Factor 1:Nutrition (Cronbach alpha 0.84) |
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| Did you experience difficulties preparing meals |
0.68 |
0.08 |
0.15 |
0.05 |
0.60 |
0.53 |
| Were there arguments or tension during mealtimes |
0.68 |
-0.05 |
0.13 |
0.17 |
0.61 |
0.69 |
| Did you have to turn up the heat due to her/him feeling cold |
0.66 |
0.11 |
0.00 |
-0.02 |
0.51 |
0.51 |
| Did you notice or think about how the illness was affecting her/him mentally |
0.66 |
0.21 |
0.17 |
0.20 |
0.62 |
0.68 |
| Were there arguments with other family members about how to handle mealtimes |
0.65 |
0.04 |
-0.03 |
0.21 |
0.55 |
0.65 |
| Did you notice or think about how the illness was affecting her/him physically |
0.64 |
0.14 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.56 |
0.68 |
| Did you check on her to ensure that she/he was okay |
0.64 |
0.19 |
0.09 |
0.23 |
0.60 |
0.60 |
| Did you spend long period of time shopping for food |
0.55 |
0.14 |
0.18 |
0.02 |
046 |
0.61 |
| Factor 2: Guilt (Cronbach alpha 0.89) |
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| Feeling that I have let her/him down |
0.17 |
0.89 |
0.08 |
0.17 |
0.85 |
0.84 |
| Feeling that there could have been something that I should have done |
0.20 |
0.88 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.86 |
0.85 |
| Thinking about where I went wrong |
0.24 |
0.85 |
0.13 |
0.03 |
0.80 |
0.80 |
| Feeling that I should have noticed it before it became so bad |
-0.02 |
0.79 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.64 |
0.64 |
| Thinking that perhaps I was not strict enough |
0.16 |
0.65 |
0.18 |
0/.13 |
0.54 |
0.49 |
| Factor 3:Dysregulated Behaviour (Cronbach alpha 0.82) |
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| Did you have difficulties with blocked drains, plumbing |
-0.10 |
0.11 |
0.75 |
-0.03 |
0.56 |
0.63 |
| Lying/stealing |
0.15 |
0.13 |
0.72 |
0.06 |
0.61 |
0.64 |
| Out of control temper |
0.12 |
0.09 |
0.72 |
0.27 |
0.64 |
0.84 |
| Physically and/or verbally aggressive |
0.15 |
0.10 |
0.70 |
0.28 |
0.65 |
0.84 |
| Did food disappear from the cupboards |
0.16 |
-0.03 |
0.61 |
-0.37 |
0.43 |
0.66 |
| Were there bad smells and poor hygiene in the bathroom |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.58 |
-0.09 |
0.47 |
0.73 |
| Controlling/manipulative |
0.34 |
0.06 |
0.55 |
0.23 |
0.50 |
0.61 |
| /Factor 4: Social isolation (Cronbach alpha 0.86) |
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| How your friends/relatives have stopped visiting |
0.15 |
0.20 |
-0.05 |
0.84 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
| Losing your friends |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.07 |
0.77 |
0.64 |
0.71 |
| Cancelling or refusing plans to see friends or relatives |
0.37 |
0.14 |
0.09 |
0.77 |
0.77 |
0.75 |
| Feeling unable to go out for evenings, weekends or on holiday |
0.32 |
0.09 |
0.19 |
0.70 |
0.70 |
0.67 |
| Eigenvalue |
3.99 |
3.66 |
3.36 |
2.99 |
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| Percentage Variance explained |
16.6 |
15.2 |
14.0 |
12.5 |
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| Cumulative percentage variance explained |
16.6 |
31.9 |
45.9 |
58.4 |
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Note. Bold values show on-factor loadings. | ||||||
Sepulveda et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:28 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-28 |
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