Table 3.
Descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) loadings for the Q-LES-Q-SF in an enrolled mental health clinic U.S. Veteran population (n = 568)
Item: In the past two weeks, how satisfied have you been with… | Mean ± SD (n = 568) | Single-factor EFA loadings (n = 234) | Dual-factor EFA loadings (n = 234) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Entire scale | 53.28 ± 19.38 | – | Factor 1 | Factor 2 |
1. …physical health? | 2.92 ± 1.18 | 0.70* | 0.43* | 0.39 |
2. …mood? | 2.90 ± 1.17 | 0.73* | 0.72* | 0.05 |
3. …work? | 3.16 ± 1.28 | N/A | ||
4. …household activities? | 2.91 ± 1.22 | 0.74* | 0.66* | 0.14 |
5. …social relationships? | 2.82 ± 1.35 | 0.73* | 0.75* | 0.01 |
6. …family relationships? | 3.44 ± 1.25 | 0.56* | 0.65* | -0.08 |
7. …leisure time activities? | 2.99 ± 1.26 | 0.71* | 0.70* | 0.04 |
8. …ability to function in daily life? | 3.22 ± 1.10 | 0.75* | 0.56* | 0.29 |
9. …sexual desire, interest, and/or performance? | 2.43 ± 1.33 | 0.42* | 0.18 | 0.33 |
10. …economic status? | 3.05 ± 1.20 | 0.48* | 0.50* | − 0.02 |
11. …living/housing situation? | 3.75 ± 1.12 | 0.49* | 0.40* | 0.13 |
12. …ability to get around physically without being dizzy or unsteady or falling? | 3.49 ± 1.25 | 0.58* | − 0.13 | 1.02* |
13. …your vision in terms of ability to do work or hobbies? | 3.54 ± 1.16 | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.42* |
14. …overall sense of well-being? | 3.25 ± 1.06 | 0.80* | 0.65* | 0.22 |
Eigenvalues | N/A | 10.55 | 10.56 | 1.07 |
Full-scale range of responses was 1.92–100. Individual item range was 1.00–5.00. Item 3 excluded due to low response rate. Item discriminant validity was 92.3% for dual-factor solution
*Correlations greater than 0.4