| The Irritability Scale (initial version) items: |
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| Please indicate how you felt in the past week (7 days) with regard to the following statements: |
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| Physical Dimension |
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| 1. My body hurts so bad that it makes me feel irritable |
0.809 |
−0.099 |
0.031 |
| 2. I’m not sleeping, which makes me irritable |
0.328 |
0.034 |
0.374 |
| 3. I’m in pain, which makes me irritable |
0.723 |
0.150 |
0.062 |
| 4. I’m cranky because I am in pain |
0.697 |
0.246 |
0.046 |
| 5. I feel so tired and drained in my body that I get irritated easily |
0.438 |
0.450 |
−0.272 |
| 6. I’m in a lot of pain, which makes me crabby and mean |
0.386 |
0.324 |
0.339 |
| 7. I feel so wore out that I can’t do anything anymore |
0.492 |
0.252 |
0.174 |
| 8. Since I have been sick, I do not have patience |
0.002 |
0.610 |
0.221 |
| 9. I am drained because of cancer |
0.483 |
0.431 |
−0.034 |
| 10. I am easily agitated because my body hurts |
0.664 |
0.281 |
0.207 |
| Mood Dimension |
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| 11. I am getting bothered by things that usually do not bother me |
−0.043 |
0.816 |
−0.093 |
| 12. Every little thing can get on my nerves |
0.000 |
0.928 |
−0.114 |
| 13. I find myself getting irritated with everything |
0.146 |
0.908 |
−0.112 |
| 14. I’m sensitive and touchy |
0.268 |
0.649 |
−0.041 |
| 15. I am sometimes grouchy, jumpy, or mean |
0.115 |
0.750 |
0.101 |
| 16. I don’t feel like myself |
0.533 |
0.346 |
0.120 |
| 17. I easily get irritated |
0.234 |
0.743 |
0.041 |
| 18. I am very irritable |
0.215 |
0.738 |
0.048 |
| 19. I have mood swings |
0.243 |
0.418 |
0.339 |
| 20. I am on edge |
0.034 |
0.726 |
0.065 |
| 21. I feel anger inward at myself |
0.216 |
0.474 |
−0.054 |
| Behavioural Dimension |
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| 22. I am very short with people |
−0.087 |
0.829 |
0.080 |
| 23. I become short and stoic in response to others |
−0.060 |
0.765 |
0.167 |
| 24. I am not as nice or considerate with people as I used to be |
0.066 |
0.761 |
0.116 |
| 25. I am short-tempered |
−0.003 |
0.512 |
0.453 |
| 26. When people keep bothering me, I get snappish |
0.056 |
0.421 |
0.452 |
| 27. I snap at people |
−0.062 |
0.525 |
0.466 |
| 28. I isolate myself because I do not want to hurt anyone’s feelings |
0.233 |
−0.251 |
0.889 |
| 29. I stay away from people because I want to be by myself |
0.117 |
−0.071 |
0.948 |
| 30. I now tend to be more on my own |
0.180 |
−0.181 |
0.977 |
| 31. Most times, I’d rather be alone |
−0.054 |
0.083 |
0.922 |
| 32. I just want to be left alone |
−0.179 |
0.351 |
0.794 |
| 33. I really do not want to talk to anybody |
−0.239 |
0.408 |
0.762 |
| 34. I do not want to be bothered |
−0.118 |
0.319 |
0.710 |
| 35. I feel alone and isolated |
0.387 |
0.202 |
0.550 |
