Table 2.
Item factor loading
| Item | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL1 | My illness interferes with performing my responsibilities at home (e.g. cooking, cleaning, gardening, DIY) | − 0.790 | ||
| PL3 | I am less able to fulfil my caregiving responsibilities (e.g. looking after children, grandchildren, another adult, pets) | − 0.892 | ||
| PL4 | I have less patience for my caregiving responsibilities (e.g. looking after children, grandchildren, another adult, pets) | − 0.674 | ||
| PL5 | I feel sad that my illness forces me to miss out on doing things with my children and/or other family members | − 0.681 | ||
| PL6 | I worry about the impact of my illness on my partner (or the person who is my main support) | 0.803 | ||
| PL7 | I worry about the impact of my illness on my children and/or other family members | 0.801 | ||
| PL8 | I worry about the impact of my illness on people that I normally provide support to (e.g. friends, neighbours, parents and/or grandchildren) | 0.774 | ||
| PL9 | The way I see myself within the family has changed because of my illness | 0.433 | − 0.428 | |
| PL11 | I worry how my family will cope in the future | 0.872 | ||
| PL13 | I socialise less because of my illness | − 0.653 | ||
| FT3 | I worry about the financial problems I will have in the future as a result of my illness or treatment | 0.561 | ||
| FT11 | I feel in control of my financial situation | 0.500 | ||
| PF3 | My family gives up things because of the financial impact of my illness | 0.618 | ||
| PF4 | My family have to help me financially | 0.798 | ||
| PF5 | The additional costs of my illness are more than I thought they would be (e.g. travel and parking, heating, healthy eating, supplements, non-prescription medication, paying for help at home) | 0.686 | ||
| PF6 | I have difficulty meeting the additional costs of my illness | 0.874 |