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. 2018 Mar 27;16:53. doi: 10.1186/s12955-018-0878-y

Table 4.

The values of α, factor loadings, floor, ceiling effects of weighted impact score for items of ADDQoL for patients with diabetes

Domains Type 1 diabetes
(n = 115)
Type 2 diabetes
(n = 215)
α FL FE CE α FL FE CE
Cronbach’s α 0.92 0.93
Cronbach’s α with deleted item: 0.92 0.93
Leisure activities 0.91 0.766 3.48 0.87 0.92 0.701 5.58 0
Working life 0.91 0.753 4.35 0 0.92 0.779 5.58 0
Journeys 0.91 0.772 4.35 0 0.92 0.736 4.65 0
Holidays 0.91 0.759 4.35 0 0.92 0.807 5.58 0
Physical health 0.92 0.703 8.70 0 0.92 0.719 5.58 0
Family life 0.92 0.704 4.35 0 0.92 0.765 4.19 0
Friendship and social life 0.92 0.693 3.48 0 0.92 0.652 2.33 0
Personal relationship 0.92 0.714 6.09 0 0.92 0.728 5.58 0
Sex life 0.92 0.512 5.22 0 0.92 0.713 6.98 0.47
Physical appearance 0.92 0.538 5.22 0 0.92 0.695 7.91 0
Self-confidence 0.92 0.723 6.09 0 0.92 0.801 6.51 0
Motivation 0.91 0.790 3.48 0 0.92 0.708 5.58 0
People’s reactions 0.92 0.646 2.61 0 0.92 0.656 1.86 0
Feelings about future 0.92 0.636 9.57 0 0.92 0.520 8.37 0
Financial situation 0.92 0.720 3.48 0 0.92 0.595 2.33 0
Living conditions 0.92 0.554 1.74 0 0.93 0.487 2.79 0
Dependence on others 0.92 0.392 8.70 0.87 0.92 0.584 6.05 0
Freedom to eat 0.92 0.490 9.57 0 0.93 0.418 10.23 0
Freedom to drink 0.92 0.477 10.43 0 0.93 0.346 8.37 0
% variance 43.5% 44.3%

α Cronbach’s α, FL factor loading, FE floor effect (%), CE ceiling effect (%)