Table 5.
Exploratory Factor Analysis Factor Loadings (n=177)
| Item | Factor Loading | Name of Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | My health has been suffering. | 0.803 | Physical burden |
| 13 | Care giving has been making me physically sick. | 0.746 | |
| 14 | I'm always physically tired. | 0.649 | |
| 9 | My social life has been suffering. | 0.610 | |
| 11 | I haven’t been getting enough sleep. | 0.555 | |
| 10 | I feel emotionally drained due to caring for her. | 0.525 | |
| 25 | Although it is a challenge, raising my daughter also brings me great satisfaction. | 0.635 | Emotional burden |
| 24 | I feel angry about my interactions with her. | 0.618 | |
| 22 | I feel embarrassed over her behavior. | 0.613 | |
| 23 | I feel uncomfortable when I have friends over. | 0.583 | |
| 7 | I feel that I have been missing out on enjoyable activities. | 0.573 | |
| 21 | We have not been able to take our daughter out for dinner or other enjoyable activities because of her behavior and problems. | 0.563 | |
| 8 | I have been wishing that I could escape from this situation. | 0.544 | |
| 26 | I have had experiences recently that have given me hope. | 0.501 | |
| 17 | I've been having problems with my marriage (or other significant relationship). | 0.659 | Social burden |
| 16 | My care giving efforts aren't being appreciated by others in my family. | 0.649 | |
| 15 | I have not been getting along well with other family members. | 0.644 | |
| 18 | I have not been getting along as well as I used to with others. | 0.634 | |
| 19 | I have been feeling resentful of other relatives who could but do not help. | 0.475 | |
| 5 | I don't have a minute's time to myself. | 0.563 | Time Dependence |
| 3 | I have to watch her constantly. | 0.497 | |
| 1 | I don’t have time to perform any tasks for the family. | 0.456 | |
| 4 | I don’t have time to spend with other family members. | 0.452 | |
| 20 | I haven’t been able to pay as much attention to my relationship with other family members, including my daughter’s siblings (if there are other children in the family). | 0.412 | |
| 2 | She has been completely dependent on me for all her daily functions. | 0.399 | |
| 6 | I have needed to depend on a caretaker/aide/relative to help me with the care of my daughter. | 0.265 |