Table 2.
Factor loadings Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Work Dutch version (n = 341)
| CSC-W DV | CSC-W21 | Items | Factor 1 working memory | Factor 2 executive function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | I have difficulty remembering what I intended to write | 0.802 | 0.052 |
| 2 | 2 | I have difficulty remembering my train of thought as I am speaking | 0.841 | −0.045 |
| 3 | 3 | I have difficulty remembering the content of telephone conversations | 0.841 | −0.001 |
| 4 | 4 | I have difficulty remembering the content of conversations and/or meetings | 0.775 | 0.102 |
| 5 | 5 | I have difficulty remembering a word I wish to say | 0.816 | −0.037 |
| 6 | 6 | I have difficulty remembering the name of a familiar object or person | 0.851 | −0.068 |
| 7 | 7 | I have difficulty remembering information that is ‘on the tip of my tongue’ | 0.796 | 0.011 |
| 8 | 8 | I have difficulty remembering things someone has asked me to do | 0.598 | 0.256 |
| 9 | 9/12a | I have difficulty to understand that specific tasks along to a larger whole | −0.001 | 0.774 |
| 10 | 10 | I have difficulty understanding how a task fits into a plan or system | −0.110 | 0.890 |
| 11 | 11 | I have difficulty knowing where to look for information to solve a problem | −0.112 | 0.917 |
| 12 | 13 | I have difficulty figuring out how a decision was reached | −0.198 | 0.955 |
| 13 | 14 | I have difficulty using new information to re-evaluate what I know | 0.095 | 0.777 |
| 14 | 15 | I have difficulty considering all aspects of what I hear or see instead of focusing on only one part | 0.195 | 0.688 |
| 15 | 16 | I have difficulty understanding what a problem is when it occurs and clearly stating what the problem is | 0.144 | 0.651 |
| 16 | 17 | I have difficulty following the flow of events | 0.356 | 0.514 |
| 17 | 18 | I have difficulty understanding graphs or flowcharts | 0.233 | 0.587 |
| 18 | 19 | I have difficulty completing all steps of a task or activity | 0.326 | 0.543 |
| 20b | I have difficulty staying with a task until completion | 0.458 | 0.350 | |
| 19 | 21 | I have difficulty putting steps in order such that the most important steps are done first | 0.165 | 0.637 |
The italic numbers indicate items that grouped together in the final CSC-W DV. Extraction method: principal component analysis. Rotation method: Oblimin with Kaiser normalization
aDue to conceptual overlap, items 9 and 12 (original Cognitive Symptom Checklist–Work 21) were combined into item 9 (Cognitive Symptom Checklist-Work Dutch version, i.e. CSC-W DV)
bNot included in the CSC-W DV