Table 2.

Factor and structure matrix of the HidroQoL (21 items) showing item loadings of the final 21 items fitting the exploratory factor analysis (EFA)

Item	Daily life activities		Psychosocial life		Residual variance
	DLA	SE	PS	SE	Variance
My physical activities are affected	0.89	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.20
My everyday housework is affected	0.83	0.04	−0.14	0.05	0.44
My hobbies are affected	0.63	0.04	0.13	0.05	0.48
I worry about the additional chores in dealing with my condition	0.59	0.05	0.24	0.06	0.41
My holidays are affected	0.56	0.04	0.29	0.04	0.39
I worry about the additional money in dealing with my condition	0.53	0.05	0.22	0.06	0.53
Sweating is constantly on my mind	0.18	0.05	0.65	0.04	0.41
My career decisions are affected (e.g. career choice)	0.17	0.05	0.58	0.04	0.51
I avoid taking on new challenges	0.13	0.04	0.76	0.03	0.29
I avoid public speaking (e.g. presentations)	0.08	0.05	0.66	0.05	0.49
My personal relationship are affected	0.08	0.04	0.73	0.04	0.39
I feel frustrated	0.03	0.05	0.78	0.04	0.36
I feel uncomfortable physically expressing affection (e.g. hugging others)	0.02	0.05	0.77	0.04	0.39
I feel sad	0.01	0.04	0.84	0.03	0.29
I feel embarrassed	0.00	0.05	0.86	0.03	0.25
I find it hard to be near others	0.00	0.03	0.87	0.02	0.24
I do not socialise as much as I would like to	0.00	0.03	0.87	0.03	0.25
My self-confidence is affected	−0.07	0.04	0.93	0.03	0.22
I feel nervous	−0.08	0.04	0.90	0.03	0.28
I avoid meeting new people	−0.12	0.04	0.93	0.03	0.25
I worry about peoples reaction	−0.17	0.05	0.94	0.03	0.30

Factor loadings based on factor pattern matrix represent unique variance in the items attributed to a particular factor

DLA daily life activities; SE standard error, PS psychosocial life domain

The highest factor loading for each item is indicated in bold