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. 2023 Mar 31;14:1130497. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1130497

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.