Table 2.
Reliability ratings and factor pattern for the flemish CARES (N = 176)
| Internal Consistency | Test-Retest Correlation | Factor loadingsb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global CARES, sub-and summary scales | α | n | ra | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 |
| PHYSICAL | .93 | 156 | .90 | |||||
| Ambulation | .83 | 158 | .84 | .749 | .371 | |||
| Activities of daily living | .85 | 158 | .83 | .795 | ||||
| Recreational Activities | .81 | 157 | .73 | .729 | ||||
| Weight Loss | .74 | 157 | .68 | .733 | ||||
| Difficulty Working | .93 | 152 | .81 | .728 | ||||
| Pain | .71 | 156 | .77 | .430 | .448 | .369 | ||
| Clothing | .94 | 156 | .76 | .344 | .347 | .322 | ||
| MEDICAL INTERACTION | .87 | 156 | .70 | |||||
| Problems Obtaining Info from Medical Team | .85 | 156 | .61 | .836 | ||||
| Difficulty Communicating with Medical Team | .86 | 157 | .69 | .540 | .397 | |||
| Control of Medical Team | .77 | 157 | .69 | .776 | ||||
| MARITAL | .90 | 133 | .84 | |||||
| Communication with Partner | .93 | 155 | .82 | .469 | .636 | |||
| Affection with partner | .85 | 155 | .74 | .851 | ||||
| Interaction with Partner | .88 | 155 | .80 | .705 | ||||
| Overprotection by Partner | .56 | 155 | .53 | .313 | .461 | |||
| Neglect of Care by Partner | .21 | 155 | .63 | .574 | .326 | |||
| PSYCHOSOCIAL | .96 | 156 | .91 | |||||
| Body Image | .84 | 157 | .80 | .385 | .549 | |||
| Psychological Distress | .86 | 157 | .89 | .302 | .589 | .466 | ||
| Cognitive problems | .89 | 157 | .81 | .429 | .325 | .413 | ||
| Difficulty Communicating with friends/relatives | .83 | 158 | .77 | .610 | ||||
| Friends/Relatives Difficulty Interacting | .73 | 156 | .65 | .538 | .324 | |||
| Anxiety in Medical Situations | .89 | 156 | .86 | .772 | ||||
| Worry | .83 | 157 | .84 | .359 | .664 | |||
| Interaction with Children | .78 | 155 | .73 | .330 | .525 | |||
| At Work Concerns | .81 | 155 | .67 | .566 | ||||
| SEXUAL | .92 | 142 | .89 | |||||
| Sex Interest | .82 | 156 | .85 | .460 | .648 | |||
| Sexual Dysfunction | .92 | 154 | .84 | .533 | ||||
| CARES TOTAL | .88 | 158 | .92 | |||||
aall r significant at 0.01 level (2-tailed), bOnly factor loadings ≥ .30 are presented, factor loadings of facets belonging to each of the five CARES summary scales are in bold