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Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2013 Jul 9;23(1):245–255. doi: 10.1007/s11136-013-0467-9

Table 3.

GEOMIN Rotated Factor Loadings of Confirmatory Factor Analysis with 37 Pain Quality Items; Random Split-half Sample from Pooled Wave 1 and ACPA Data (N=725); 6-factor Solution

Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6
How intense was your tugging pain? 0.86
How intense was your pulling pain? 0.85
How intense was your squeezing pain? 0.79
How intense was your pressing pain? 0.88

How intense was your tingling pain? 0.89
How intense was your numb pain? 0.83
How intense was your cool pain? 0.75
How often did you experience freezing pain? 0.86
How intense was your pricking pain? 0.90
How intense was your itchy pain? 0.55

How intense was your sharp pain? 0.92
How intense was your stabbing pain? 0.89
How intense was your piercing pain? 0.89
How intense was your shooting pain? 0.90
How intense was your stinging pain? 0.82
How often did you experience tearing (ripping) pain? 0.85
How intense was your hot pain? 0.78

How often did you experience burning pain? 0.84
How intense was your dull pain? 0.71
How intense was your aching pain? 0.91
How intense was your sore pain? 0.84
How often did you experience nagging pain? 0.89
How intense was your annoying pain? 0.91
How intense was your tender pain? 0.81
How intense was your radiating pain? 0.89

How intense was your pounding pain? 0.87
How intense was your pulsing pain? 0.88
How intense was your throbbing pain? 0.92
How intense was your splitting pain? 0.80
How intense was your cramping pain? 0.72

How often did you experience unbearable pain? 0.96
How often did you experience vicious pain? 0.95
How often did you experience torturing pain? 0.95
How often did your pain feel intolerable? 0.95
How often did you experience cruel pain? 0.91
How often did you experience sickening pain? 0.90
How intense was your heavy pain? 0.84