Table 2.

Exploratory and confirmatory structures of symptom clusters (N = 684).

Symptoms	Exploratory analysis N = 342		Confirmatory analysis N = 342
	Cluster 1 loading	Cluster 2 loading	Cluster 1 loading	Cluster 2 loading
Radiodermatitis	0.65		0.62
Dysphagia	0.51		0.55
Pain	0.50		0.51
Taste disturbance	0.47		0.43
Fatigue	0.47		0.57
Radiomucositis	0.46		0.46
Dry mouth	0.43		0.51
Nausea		0.85		0.92
Vomiting		0.78		0.78
Dehydration		0.50		0.50
Esophagitis
Weight loss

Entries are based on the descending order of the loading values.