Table A2.
Means, standard deviations, and items of the Uncertainty in Illness Scales.
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| Item wording | Rotated factor loadings | Retained? | M | SD | M | SD | |
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| IllUnc_1 | I have a lot of questions about my cancer without answers. | .724 | Y | 2.36 | 1.12 | 2.22 | 1.08 |
| IllUnc_2 | I received medical explanations about my cancer that are unclear to me. | .709 | Y | 2.13 | 1.10 | 1.99 | 1.09 |
| IllUnc_3 | Because of the unpredictability of my cancer, I cannot plan for the future. | .553 | Y | 2.56 | 1.29 | 2.06 | 1.12 |
| Mean composite score | 2.35 | .98 | 2.09 | .86 | |||
Note. All participants included in factor analysis. M = mean, SD = standard deviation. Y = yes, retained; N = not retained.