Table 5.
Overview over the items of the State aR with their distribution over the different subscales: Arranged from top to bottom for State rest/activity, State orthostatic-circulatory, State digestive and State thermo-sweating regulation with details on mean (SD), minima/maxima and concurrent validity for item/total and item/subscale correlation with Trait aR sum scale.
| Items | Mean (SD) | Min/Max | Item-Trait aR18 correl. | Item-Subscale State-aR | Item-total-correlation | Factor Loading | α-if item deleted total scale | Cronbach- α/Test-retest Rel. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I had cold hands or feet | 3.81 (1.16) | 1-5 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.556 | 0.816 | |
| I was able to fall asleep | 3.87 (0.96) | 1-5 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.607 | 0.809 | |
| I had to pull myself together to do things | 3.39 (1.13) | 1-5 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.676 | 0.808 | |
| I felt rested in the morning | ||||||||
| I suffered from stomach rumbling | 3.89 (1.11) | 1-5 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.528 | 0.810 | |
| There were situations where I felt less competent or skilful than usual | 3.80 (1.15) | 1-5 | 0.39 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.749 | 0.807 | |
| My sleep was restless | 3.58 (1.12) | 1-5 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.540 | 0.803 | |
| I had cold and sweaty hands or feet | 4.54 (0.79) | 2-5 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.507 | 0.812 | |
| S Rest/activity regulation | ||||||||
| I felt dizzy when turning round | 4.54 (0.75) | 2-5 | 0.46 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.770 | 0.809 | 0.805/0.792 |
| I felt dizzy when getting up in the morning | 4.58 (0.75) | 2-5 | 0.32 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.734 | 0.810 | |
| I felt dizzy when turning round quickly | 4.07 (1.07) | 1-5 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 0.743 | 0.813 | |
| I felt dizzy when getting up or bending down | 4.23 (0.82 | 2-5 | 0.43 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.791 | 0.810 | |
| S Orthostatic-circulatory regulation | 17.41 (2.70) | 9-20 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.804/0.650 | ||
| I suffered from night sweats | 3.84 (1.25) | 1-5 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.784 | 0.810 | |
| I sweated | 3.46 (1.07) | 1-5 | 0.40 | 0,82 | 0.37 | 0.915 | 0.815 | |
| I sweated even during light physical activity | 3.75 (1.10) | 1-5 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.38 | 0.836 | 0.814 | |
| S Thermo-sweating regulation | 11.06 (3.00) | 3-15 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0,852/0.601 | ||
| I had bowel movements | 3.22 (0.95) | 1-5 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.12 | 0.806 | 0.827 | |
| I had bowel movements - as always - at certain times of the day | 3.25 (1.37) | 1-5 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.853 | 0.829 | |
| I suffered from constipation | 4.42 (1.04) | 1-5 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.38 | 0.615 | 0.814 | |
| S Digestive regulation | 10.89 (2.65) | 3-14 | 0.29 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.696/0.767 | ||
| S aR Total Scale | 69.75 (9.25) | 44-89 | 0.76 | 0.832/0.795 | ||||
| T aR Total Scale | 42.42 (5.26) | 26-54 | 0.741 0.867 | |||||
| T aR Orthostatic-circulatory | 16.49 (6.78) | 10-21 | 0.69 | 0.676 0.803 | ||||
| T aR Rest/activity | 18.72 (10.9) | 11-24 | 0.77 | 0.697 0.833 | ||||
| T aR Digestive | 7.26 (1.52) | 3-9 | 0.49 | 0.623 0.879 | ||||
Furthermore, item-total-correlation, factor loading, α-if item deleted for the subscales, Cronbach-α and retest reliability are presented (significant correlation, p < 0.05 shown in bold).