Table 5.
Principal components analysis
| Items | Mean | SD | Factor loading |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Physical comfort |
|
|
|
| I have been able to breathe easily |
4.39 |
0.74 |
0.532 |
| I have been able to sleep well |
3.73 |
1.09 |
0.585 |
| I have been able to enjoy food |
4.08 |
1.06 |
0.553 |
| I have been feeling rested |
3.62 |
1.18 |
0.627 |
| Nausea |
4.13 |
0.96 |
0.754 |
| Vomiting |
4.29 |
0.94 |
0.804 |
| Dry-retching |
4.37 |
0.98 |
0.776 |
| Feeling restless |
4.14 |
0.96 |
0.582 |
| Shaking or twitching |
4.41 |
0.88 |
0.672 |
| Shivering |
4.40 |
0.80 |
0.592 |
| Feeling too cold |
4.37 |
0.77 |
0.580 |
| Feeling dizzy |
4.23 |
0.86 |
0.568 |
|
Emotional state |
|
|
|
| I have been having a feeling of general well-being |
4.12 |
0.76 |
0.474 |
| I have been feeling in control |
4.21 |
0.85 |
0.530 |
| I have been feeling comfortable |
4.22 |
0.79 |
0.562 |
| Had bad dream |
4.31 |
0.76 |
0.749 |
| Feeling anxious |
4.27 |
0.76 |
0.745 |
| Feeling angry |
4.35 |
0.72 |
0.789 |
| Feeling depressed |
4.43 |
0.75 |
0.769 |
| Feeling alone |
4.52 |
0.77 |
0.744 |
| Had difficulty falling asleep |
4.01 |
1.03 |
0.513 |
|
Patient support |
|
|
|
| I have been able to communicate with hospital staff in the hospital |
4.43 |
0.90 |
0.714 |
| I have been able to communicate with my family and friends |
4.63 |
0.78 |
0.716 |
| I have been getting support from the doctors in the hospital |
4.40 |
0.92 |
0.840 |
| I have been getting support from the nurses in the hospital |
4.43 |
0.99 |
0.845 |
| I have been getting support from my family and friends |
4.64 |
0.80 |
0.793 |
| I have been able to understand the instructions and advice |
4.63 |
0.79 |
0.799 |
| Feeling confused |
4.21 |
0.79 |
0.620 |
|
Physical independence |
|
|
|
| I have been having normal speech |
4.27 |
1.04 |
0.793 |
| I have been able to wash my face, brush my teeth or shave |
4.25 |
1.24 |
0.871 |
| I have been able to look after my own appearance |
4.32 |
1.13 |
0.812 |
| I have been able to write |
4.25 |
1.26 |
0.561 |
| I have been able to return to work or usual home activities |
3.83 |
1.44 |
0.651 |
|
Pain |
|
|
|
| Moderate pain |
3.63 |
0.96 |
0.602 |
| Severe pain |
4.31 |
0.83 |
0.541 |
| Headache |
4.29 |
0.85 |
0.682 |
| Muscle pains |
4.33 |
0.99 |
0.776 |
| Backache |
4.32 |
1.00 |
0.725 |
| Sore throat |
4.45 |
0.89 |
0.657 |
| Sore mouth | 4.70 | 0.71 | 0.603 |
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy (0.832). Bartlett’s test of sphericity (P < 0.01).
Extraction method: Principal components analysis. Varimax rotation with Kaiser normalization; rotation converged in seven iterations and values below 0.40 were suppressed. This model explained 58.91% of the variance.