Table 7.
Exploratory factor analysis of the PedsQL Cancer Module in parent proxy-reports
| Subscale | Item | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | Factor 6 | Factor 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain and hurt | P1 | -.01 | .04 | .00 | -.04 | .17 | -.04 | .85 |
| P2 | .11 | -.03 | .01 | .08 | -.06 | .03 | .93 | |
| Nausea | N1 | .87 | -.08 | .03 | .03 | -.05 | -.02 | .11 |
| N2 | .94 | .03 | .01 | -.11 | -.08 | .03 | .08 | |
| N3 | .60 | -.02 | .08 | .17 | .16 | .03 | -.13 | |
| N4 | 1.00 | -.01 | .03 | -.02 | -.18 | .06 | .04 | |
| N5 | 1.00 | -.01 | -.07 | -.10 | -.05 | .01 | -.04 | |
| Procedural anxiety | PA1 | .10 | .07 | .85 | -.08 | -.04 | -.03 | .00 |
| PA2 | -.13 | -.02 | .90 | .15 | .02 | -.09 | .01 | |
| PA3 | .06 | .00 | .95 | -.08 | .00 | .07 | .00 | |
| Treatment anxiety | TA1 | -.05 | -.06 | .12 | .83 | .00 | .04 | .02 |
| TA2 | .08 | .13 | -.11 | .85 | -.18 | .09 | -.02 | |
| TA3 | -.06 | .02 | .00 | .90 | -.14 | .08 | .06 | |
| Worry | W1 | .66 | .00 | .07 | .08 | .16 | .00 | -.06 |
| W2 | .45 | .00 | -.05 | .27 | .27 | -.13 | -.01 | |
| W3 | .13 | -.15 | -.01 | .44 | .49 | -.24 | -.06 | |
| Cognitive problems | CP1 | .04 | .55 | .07 | .09 | .09 | .11 | .02 |
| CP2 | -.03 | .75 | .05 | -.12 | .03 | .03 | -.04 | |
| CP3 | -.11 | .89 | -.02 | .01 | -.12 | -.12 | .11 | |
| CP4 | -.01 | .77 | -.06 | .17 | .00 | -.06 | .02 | |
| CP5 | .08 | .86 | .05 | -.02 | .01 | .01 | -.10 | |
| Perceived physical appearance | A1 | .27 | .24 | -.10 | -.08 | .50 | -.01 | .07 |
| A2 | -.13 | -.10 | .07 | -.09 | .83 | .06 | .12 | |
| A3 | .00 | .04 | -.06 | -.18 | .95 | .08 | -.04 | |
| Communication | C1 | .11 | .01 | -.01 | .03 | .02 | .86 | -.04 |
| C2 | -.04 | -.09 | -.04 | .10 | .09 | .93 | .03 | |
| C3 | -.17 | .12 | .07 | .12 | .38 | .29 | .02 | |
Extraction method is principle factor analysis by Promax rotation with Kaiser normalization.
Factor loading greater than 0.30 shown in boldface.