Table 5.
Two-factor solution: Factor Loadings by Principal Components Analysis on Items of the Spanish version of the CPAQ (N = 205).
| Factor Loadings | Communalities | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Item Content | 1 | 2 | |
| Q1 = I am getting on with the business of living no matter what my level of pain is | .796 | .006 | .633 |
| Q2 = My life is going well, even though I have chronic pain | .747 | .076 | .564 |
| Q6 = Although things have changed, I am living a normal life despite my chronic pain | .739 | .057 | .549 |
| Q8 = There are many activities I do when I feel pain | .706 | -.022 | .499 |
| Q9 = I lead a full life even though I have chronic pain | .702 | .125 | .508 |
| Q19 = It's a relief to realise that I don't have to change my pain to get on with my life | .686 | .043 | .473 |
| Q15 = When my pain increases, I can still take care of my responsibilities | .674 | .101 | .464 |
| Q3 = It's OK to experience pain | 636 | .088 | .412 |
| Q10 = Controlling pain is less important than other goals in my life | .619 | .108 | .394 |
| Q12 = Despite the pain, I am now sticking to a certain course in my life | .593 | -.061 | .355 |
| Q5 = It's not necessary for me to control my pain in order to handle my life well | .560 | .042 | .316 |
| Q20 = I have to struggle to do things when I have pain | .095 | .664 | .450 |
| Q18 = My worries and fears about what pain will do to me are true | .140 | .662 | .458 |
| Q14 = Before I can make any serious plans, I have to get some control over my pain | .062 | .620 | .388 |
| Q13 = Keeping my pain level under control takes first priority whenever I'm doing something | -.041 | .549 | .303 |
| Q11 = My thoughts and feelings about pain must change before I can take important steps in my life | .011 | .533 | .284 |
| Q16 = I will have better control over my life if I can control my negative thoughts about pain | -.150 | .528 | .302 |
| Q17 = I avoid putting myself in situations where my pain might increase | .269 | .528 | .351 |
| Q4 = I would gladly sacrifice important things in my life to control this pain better | .218 | .483 | .281 |
| Q7 = I need to concentrate on getting rid of my pain | -.032 | .410 | .169 |
(Items sorted according to loadings by factor and size for easier comprehension.)
The bold numbers (items) belong to the respective factor.