Table 6.
Exploratory factor analysis of the PedsQL Cancer Module in child self-reports
| Subscale | Item | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | Factor 6 | Factor 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain and hurt | P1 | -.08 | .13 | -.10 | .07 | -.06 | -.06 | .94 |
| P2 | .07 | -.07 | .03 | -.02 | .06 | .01 | .77 | |
| Nausea | N1 | .85 | .02 | -.03 | .13 | -.06 | -.06 | .03 |
| N2 | .89 | .04 | .03 | -.07 | .05 | -.07 | -.03 | |
| N3 | .59 | .20 | -.06 | -.06 | .15 | .02 | -.11 | |
| N4 | .85 | .00 | .07 | .16 | -.17 | .04 | .05 | |
| N5 | .98 | .01 | -.09 | .01 | -.08 | .01 | -.08 | |
| Procedural anxiety | PA1 | .17 | .11 | -.03 | .62 | .17 | -.17 | .04 |
| PA2 | -.03 | -.13 | .09 | .87 | -.10 | .11 | .05 | |
| PA3 | .03 | -.05 | .00 | .83 | -.01 | .12 | -.02 | |
| Treatment anxiety | TA1 | -.07 | .04 | .87 | .10 | .12 | -.09 | -.08 |
| TA2 | -.02 | -.02 | 1.00 | -.08 | -.10 | .07 | .01 | |
| TA3 | .06 | .05 | .67 | .08 | .10 | -.05 | -.03 | |
| Worry | W1 | .51 | -.10 | .08 | -.05 | .29 | .10 | .12 |
| W2 | .20 | -.14 | .14 | -.11 | .64 | .03 | .07 | |
| W3 | .21 | -.20 | .01 | -.17 | .59 | .09 | .05 | |
| Cognitive problems | CP1 | -.07 | .16 | -.05 | .01 | .22 | .30 | .22 |
| CP2 | -.04 | .54 | -.09 | .01 | .22 | .05 | -.08 | |
| CP3 | .12 | .73 | -.07 | -.01 | .04 | -.17 | .03 | |
| CP4 | -.02 | .54 | .11 | -.03 | -.01 | .04 | .14 | |
| CP5 | .05 | .70 | .18 | -.12 | -.14 | .20 | .01 | |
| Perceived physical appearance | A1 | .19 | .22 | .00 | -.10 | .02 | .41 | .02 |
| A2 | -.01 | -.12 | .02 | .02 | .05 | .82 | -.05 | |
| A3 | -.06 | .12 | -.05 | .12 | -.05 | .81 | -.02 | |
| Communication | C1 | -.14 | .23 | -.02 | -.02 | .75 | -.02 | -.06 |
| C2 | -.11 | .20 | .08 | .19 | .67 | -.14 | .00 | |
| C3 | -.02 | .04 | -.10 | .18 | .48 | .30 | -.12 | |
Extraction method is principle factor analysis by Promax rotation with Kaiser normalization.
Factor loading greater than 0.30 shown in boldface.