Table 3.
Rotated eight-factor solution of the MASCC COG-IMPACT
| Because of my CRCI… | Factor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| I feel that I have lost my self-confidence | 0.856 | |||||||
| I struggle to feel confident in my ability to cope with life’s challenges | 0.766 | |||||||
| I feel unsure of myself and my abilities | 0.692 | |||||||
| I struggle with a sense of loss for who I once was | 0.638 | |||||||
| I am feeling overwhelmed | 0.612 | |||||||
| I get frustrated as I am not good at things I used to be | 0.597 | |||||||
| I feel I can’t trust myself | 0.596 | |||||||
| I feel like a different person compared to who I was before cancer | 0.531 | |||||||
| I often get frustrated when I cannot remember something | 0.521 | |||||||
| I am struggling with anxiety | 0.428 | 0.307 | 0.315 | |||||
| I have difficulty remembering what I intend to do in my day | 0.763 | |||||||
| I often forget things I need in life (e.g., pin numbers, passwords, etc.) | 0.762 | |||||||
| I forget things I need (e.g., keys, wallet, etc.) | 0.734 | |||||||
| I often forget instructions health professionals have given me | 0.503 | 0.314 | ||||||
| I have stopped doing things I enjoy that require too much mental effort | 0.500 | 0.322 | ||||||
| I have to make more of an effort to perform my daily tasks | 0.456 | |||||||
| I have trouble remembering important events for my partner/family members/friends | 0.360 | 0.307 | ||||||
| I need specific strategies to feel more comfortable returning to work/volunteering/school | 0.760 | |||||||
| I do not know what my working/volunteering/schooling capacity is | 0.760 | |||||||
| I struggle with feeling ready to work/volunteer/school | 0.730 | |||||||
| I feel I cannot work/volunteer/school at my previous capacity | 0.700 | |||||||
| I need to understand what changes are required to return to work/volunteering/school | 0.640 | |||||||
| I need some accommodations at work/volunteering/school to better cope | 0.567 | |||||||
| I have difficulty understanding complex ideas, concepts or processes at work/volunteering/school | 0.450 | −0.318 | ||||||
| I am concerned about letting others down at work/volunteering/school | 0.441 | |||||||
| Others perceive me differently at work/volunteering/school | 0.436 | |||||||
| I have difficulty with certain tasks at work/volunteering/school | 0.395 | −0.374 | ||||||
| I need information about what to expect about CRCI | 0.754 | |||||||
| I need help finding or accessing resources that I can give to others | 0.730 | |||||||
| I am not sure if my experience is normal | 0.647 | |||||||
| I need to be informed about what things I can do to help myself manage or improve | 0.643 | |||||||
| I sometimes fear that I am losing my mind, going crazy, or that I am experiencing early signs of dementia | 0.577 | |||||||
| There is a change in the dynamic of my relationship(s) with my partner/family members/friends | 0.750 | |||||||
| Changes to my emotional state have impacted my relationships with my partner/family members/friends | 0.712 | |||||||
| I have trouble managing the pressures of being a partner/family member/friend | 0.631 | |||||||
| My partner/family members/friends have difficulty understanding some things I do or struggle with | 0.613 | |||||||
| I have trouble keeping up with the requirements of being a partner/family member/friend | 0.563 | |||||||
| I feel I am a burden to my partner/family members/friends | 0.554 | |||||||
| I struggle with feelings of guilt because of the impact on my partner/family members/friends | 0.538 | |||||||
| My partner/family members/friends has taken on more at home | 0.463 | |||||||
| I am concerned that a partner/family member/friend will joke about my forgetfulness | 0.451 | |||||||
| I cannot find words easily | 0.748 | |||||||
| I lose my train of thought in a conversation | 0.739 | |||||||
| I cannot remember details I should remember in a conversation | 0.696 | |||||||
| I often have to ask people to repeat themselves in conversation | 0.428 | 0.368 | ||||||
| I am having trouble engaging with things I find meaningful | 0.502 | |||||||
| I have trouble enjoying things I used to enjoy | 0.302 | 0.456 | ||||||
| I have stopped or reduced doing the things I enjoy | 0.450 | |||||||
| I have trouble engaging in hobbies I enjoy | 0.369 | 0.373 | ||||||
| I feel anxious in social situations | 0.855 | |||||||
| I tend to make excuses to get out of social interactions | 0.814 | |||||||
| I am isolating myself from others | 0.805 | |||||||
| I have withdrawn from social activities I used to enjoy | 0.675 | |||||||
| I am drained of energy after social interactions | 0.634 | |||||||
| I tend to be more quiet than usual in group conversations | 0.519 | |||||||
Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization. Rotation converged in 23 iterations. Loadings < 0.3 are hidden. Bold = Belonging to that factor