Table A1.
Means, standard deviations, and items of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory.
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| Item | Item wording | Rotated factor loadings | Retained? | M | SD | M | SD |
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| MDAnd_1 | General activity? | .849 | Y | 4.85 | 3.01 | 3.80 | 2.84 |
| MDAnd_2 | Mood? | .851 | Y | 4.92 | 3.05 | 3.94 | 2.71 |
| MDAnd_3 | Work (including work around the house)? | .845 | Y | 4.40 | 2.86 | 3.79 | 2.85 |
| MDAnd_4 | Relations with other people? | .817 | Y | 3.97 | 3.02 | 3.22 | 2.71 |
| MDAnd_5 | Walking? | .685 | N | 4.19 | 3.18 | 2.88 | 2.65 |
| MDAnd_6 | Enjoyment of life? | .840 | Y | 4.48 | 2.94 | 3.56 | 2.66 |
| Mean composite score | 4.47 | 2.59 | 3.53 | 2.27 | |||
Note. All participants included in factor analysis. M = mean, SD = standard deviation. Y = yes, retained; N = not retained. The low loading item (item 5) was not retained in subsequent analyses.