Table 2 Exploratory factor analysis of the Malay kidney disease Quality of Life-36
From: Cross cultural adaptation and validation of the Malay Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36™)
Item no. | Description of items | Subscale | Factor loadings | KMO | AVE | CR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
How true or false is each of the following statements for you? | ||||||||
13 | Kidney disease interferes too much with my life | Burden of kidney disease | 0.892 | 0.785 | 0.698 | 0.902 | ||
14 | Too much time is spent dealing with my kidney disease | 0.888 | ||||||
15 | I feel frustrated dealing with my kidney disease | 0.765 | ||||||
16 | I feel like a burden on my family | 0.791 | ||||||
During the past 4 weeks, to what extent were you bothered by each of the following? | Symptom/burden list | |||||||
22 | Shortness of breath | 0.691 | 0.875 | 0.427 | 0.890 | |||
25 | Washed out or drained | 0.744 | ||||||
27 | Nausea or upset stomach | 0.633 | ||||||
23 | Faintness or dizziness | 0.700 | ||||||
26 | Numbness in hands or feet | 0.683 | ||||||
17 | Soreness of muscle | 0.690 | ||||||
18 | Chest pain | 0.635 | ||||||
20 | Itchy skin | 0.673 | ||||||
21 | Dry skin | 0.659 | ||||||
19 | Cramps | 0.587 | ||||||
24 | Lack of appetite | 0.448 | ||||||
Some people are bothered by the effects of kidney disease on their daily life, while others are not. How much does kidney disease bother you in each of the following areas? | Effects of kidney disease on daily life | |||||||
32 | Your ability to travel | 0.766 | 0.892 | 0.502 | 0.889 | |||
34 | Stress or worries caused by kidney disease | 0.746 | ||||||
30 | Dietary restriction | 0.727 | ||||||
36 | Your personal appearance | 0.719 | ||||||
29 | Fluid restriction | 0.717 | ||||||
31 | Your ability to do work around the house | 0.717 | ||||||
33 | Being dependent on doctors and other medical staff | 0.670 | ||||||
35 | Your sex life | 0.593 | ||||||