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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Nurs. 2009 Nov–Dec;32(6):429–436. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181b046ad

Table 4.

Exploratory factor analysis using ratings of symptom occurrence at the end of radiation therapy

Symptoms Factor 1 (Mood-cognitive symptom cluster) Factor 2 (Sickness-behavior symptom cluster) Factor 3 (Treatment-related symptom cluster)
Difficulty concentrating .74
Difficulty sleeping .42
Feeling sad .93
Sweats .49
Worrying .97
Itching .34
Feeling irritable 1.00
Pain .63
Lack of energy .75
Feeling drowsy 1.03
Problem with urination -.67
Changes in skin .80

Extraction method: robust unweighted least squares, Rotation method: Geomin (oblique) rotation