Table 3. Exploratory factor analysis results for simple shoulder test’s validations to Brazilian-Portuguese.
1 Factor Solution | 3 Factors Solution | ||||
EV | |||||
Q1 - Is your shoulder comfortable with your arm at rest byyour side? | 3.32 | 0.27 | 0.40 | ||
Q2 - Does your shoulder allow you to sleep comfortably? | 1.61 | 0.18 | 0.37 | ||
Q3 - Can you reach the small of your back to tuck in yourshirt with your hand? | 1.30 | 0.56 | 0.57 | ||
Q4 - Can you place your hand behind your head with theelbow straight out to the side? | 1.07 | 0.48 | 0.43 | ||
Q5 - Can you place a coin on a shelf at the level of your shoulder without bending your elbow? | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.61 | ||
Q6 - Can you lift one pound (a full pint container) to thelevel of your shoulder without bending your elbow? | 0.81 | 0.57 | 0.96 | ||
Q7 - Can you lift eight pounds (a full gallon container) tothe level of your shoulder without bending your elbow? | 0.73 | 0.52 | 0.39 | ||
Q8 - Can you carry twenty pounds at your side with theaffected extremity? | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.85 | ||
Q9 - Do you think you can toss a softball under-handtwenty yards with the affected extremity? | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.48 | ||
Q10 - Do you think you can toss a softball over-handtwenty yards with the affected extremity? | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.70 | ||
Q11 - Can you wash the back of your opposite shoulderwith the affected extremity? | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.41 | ||
Q12 - Would your shoulder allow you to work full-time atyour regular job? | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.35 | ||
Variance Explained | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.38 | |
RMSE | 0.08 | 0.04 |
EV = Eigen Values; RMSE = Root mean square error.