Table 2.
The result of item analysis (N = 356).
| Item | CR ≥ 3 | Correlation between item and total score | Cronbach ‘α after item deletion | Factor analysis | The number of criteria not met | Items retained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonality | Factor loading | ||||||
| 1. I do not want to take the initiative to do things | 8.296** | 0.464** | 0.926 | 0.205 | 0.453 | 0 | Selected |
| 2. I do not want to go out | 7.986** | 0.463** | 0.926 | 0.212 | 0.460 | 0 | Selected |
| 3. I do not want to communicate with people | 6.598** | 0.397** | 0.926 | 0.252 | 0.502 | 1 | Selected |
| 4. I lost interest in things that I used to be interested in | 8.825** | 0.511** | 0.925 | 0.292 | 0.540 | 0 | Selected |
| 5. I feel down | 9.317** | 0.545** | 0.925 | 0.374 | 0.611 | 0 | Selected |
| 6. I feel hopeless | 7.963** | 0.539** | 0.924 | 0.537 | 0.732 | 0 | Selected |
| 7. I feel anxious | 8.593** | 0.561** | 0.924 | 0.442 | 0.665 | 0 | Selected |
| 8. I worry about the future | 9.114** | 0.574** | 0.924 | 0.398 | 0.631 | 0 | Selected |
| 9. I can hardly be happy | 8.256** | 0.521** | 0.925 | 0.307 | 0.554 | 0 | Selected |
| 10. My memory has deteriorated | 5.462** | 0.326** | 0.929 | 0.064 | 0.253 | 4 | Deleted |
| 11. My ability to think about problems has declined | 5.879** | 0.388** | 0.926 | 0.213 | 0.462 | 1 | Selected |
| 12. My mind has become dull | 4.998** | 0.313** | 0.927 | 0.134 | 0.366 | 3 | Deleted |
| 13. I have fewer social activities | 9.969** | 0.564** | 0.925 | 0.333 | 0.577 | 0 | Selected |
| 14. I cry or want to cry | 6.490** | 0.450** | 0.925 | 0.387 | 0.622 | 0 | Selected |
| 15. I think a lot | 9.411** | 0.584** | 0.924 | 0.406 | 0.637 | 0 | Selected |
| 16. I feel tired | 6.969** | 0.441** | 0.928 | 0.121 | 0.349 | 3 | Deleted |
| 17. I find it difficult to manage everyday life | 8.876** | 0.550** | 0.924 | 0.460 | 0.679 | 0 | Selected |
| 18. I am not satisfied with my current physical condition | 10.590** | 0.644** | 0.923 | 0.483 | 0.695 | 0 | Selected |
| 19. I woke up in the middle of the night | 6.976** | 0.397** | 0.928 | 0.085 | 0.291 | 4 | Deleted |
| 20, I do not fall asleep easily | 5.857** | 0.337** | 0.927 | 0.151 | 0.388 | 3 | Deleted |
| 21. I have trouble falling asleep after waking up in the middle of the night | 7.172** | 0.415** | 0.926 | 0.163 | 0.403 | 2 | Deleted |
| 22. I get less sleep | 6.179** | 0.343** | 0.926 | 0.153 | 0.391 | 3 | Deleted |
| 23. I dream a lot while I sleep | 4.782** | 0.277** | 0.928 | 0.074 | 0.272 | 4 | Deleted |
| 24. I think the recovery effect is much lower than I expected | 8.820** | 0.577** | 0.924 | 0.464 | 0.681 | 0 | Selected |
| 25. I do not think friends and family fully understand me | 5.536** | 0.377** | 0.926 | 0.298 | 0.546 | 1 | Selected |
| 26. I do not feel like my body is getting better | 11.289** | 0.710** | 0.922 | 0.649 | 0.806 | 0 | Selected |
| 27. I feel powerless about a lot of things | 11.471** | 0.746** | 0.922 | 0.604 | 0.777 | 0 | Selected |
| 28. I feel isolated | 6.418** | 0.445** | 0.925 | 0.420 | 0.648 | 0 | Selected |
| 29. I do not think I can change my current status | 10.988** | 0.695** | 0.922 | 0.571 | 0.756 | Selected | |
| 30. I think I’m so useless | 10.302** | 0.635** | 0.923 | 0.508 | 0.713 | 0 | Selected |
| 31. I consider myself a burden on the family | 9.537** | 0.558** | 0.924 | 0.400 | 0.632 | 0 | Selected |
| 32. I feel guilty for dragging down my family | 9.206** | 0.555** | 0.924 | 0.411 | 0.641 | 0 | Selected |
| 33. I do not want to live | 5.696** | 0.427** | 0.926 | 0.415 | 0.644 | 0 | Selected |
**p < 0.001; *p < 0.05.