TABLE 2.
Child and adolescent factors and item loading, indicating also original Impact Questionnaire domains for each question
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Original Impact Questionnaire domains | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General well-being and symptoms | |||||
| How often could you go to school? | 0.91461 | 0.1582 | −0.03995 | 0.03715 | Social functioning |
| Felt in general last 2 wk | 0.87298 | −0.05476 | 0.07681 | 0.00471 | Systemic symptoms |
| Felt sick to stomach | 0.81152 | 0.13264 | −0.0312 | −0.07558 | IBD symptoms |
| Stomach has been hurting | 0.79643 | 0.07762 | −0.05846 | −0.07022 | IBD symptoms |
| Bothered by diarrhea | 0.76691 | 0.06489 | 0.03801 | −0.18005 | IBD symptoms |
| Amount of energy | 0.69833 | 0.02627 | −0.14644 | 0.20684 | Systemic symptoms |
| Felt tired last 2 wk | 0.66799 | 0.01059 | −0.15113 | 0.28271 | Systemic symptoms |
| Have missed out on things | 0.65457 | −0.06108 | 0.21114 | 0.06153 | Social functioning |
| IBD in way of sports? | 0.56406 | −0.05311 | 0.08441 | 0.28769 | Social functioning |
| IBD trouble on vacation | 0.54688 | 0.02352 | 0.23816 | 0.10014 | Social functioning |
| Worrying about a flare up | 0.5156 | 0.42407 | 0.00543 | −0.13242 | Emotional functioning |
| Prevented from eating something | 0.50946 | 0.13083 | 0.04538 | 0.00817 | IBD symptoms |
| Had fun in last 2 wk | 0.49937 | −0.15638 | 0.22229 | 0.2479 | Social functioning |
| Bothered by gas | 0.38466 | 0.12227 | 0.19557 | −0.01202 | IBD symptoms |
| Emotional functioning | |||||
| Worry about future health problems | 0.06555 | 0.77778 | −0.01409 | 0.09466 | Emotional functioning |
| Unfair to have IBD | −0.10175 | 0.75815 | 0.16814 | 0.03969 | Emotional functioning |
| Bothered that condition is persistent | −0.0722 | 0.74789 | 0.12268 | 0.12354 | Emotional functioning |
| Angry about IBD | 0.23257 | 0.73348 | −0.00731 | −0.15037 | Emotional functioning |
| Worry about surgery | −0.09237 | 0.66088 | 0.16322 | −0.05327 | Treatment/intervention |
| Taking meds bothers me | 0.13128 | 0.63163 | −0.23599 | 0.11628 | Treatment/intervention |
| Too many rules/restrictions | 0.16641 | 0.4752 | 0.00986 | 0.0215 | Social functioning |
| Bothered by blood in stool | 0.20676 | 0.43643 | 0.06036 | −0.01751 | IBD symptoms |
| Embarrassed by IBD | 0.12508 | 0.4301 | 0.32693 | 0.14935 | Emotional functioning |
| IBD in way of relationship | 0.32472 | 0.41416 | 0.01184 | 0.01721 | Social functioning |
| Nervous/afraid of accident | 0.30927 | 0.39162 | 0.19854 | −0.22764 | IBD symptoms |
| Social interactions | |||||
| Harder to make friends | 0.27108 | −0.03331 | 0.65193 | −0.11844 | Social functioning |
| Happy with life? | 0.05935 | 0.11498 | 0.57194 | 0.1995 | Emotional functioning |
| Get teased | 0.31811 | −0.08419 | 0.55619 | −0.03645 | Social functioning |
| Someone to talk with | −0.1862 | 0.25014 | 0.38865 | 0.07134 | Social functioning |
| Keep IBD a secret | −0.09718 | 0.24875 | 0.35551 | 0.0412 | Social functioning |
| Body image | |||||
| How feel about weight | 0.17335 | 0.01907 | 0.0684 | 0.50092 | Body image |
| Feel about height | −0.0422 | 0.01066 | 0.01836 | 0.44337 | Body image |
| Feel about looks | 0.32727 | 0.11783 | 0.12077 | 0.40638 | Body image |
IBD = inflammatory bowel disease.
Bold indicates factors on which each item loaded. Italic bold indicates items with high (>0.30) loading on additional factors. Figures in bold indicate factors on which item best loads. Those in italics indicate where item also loads at level >.30 on another factor.