Table 3.
Exploratory Factor Analyses results: Pattern matrices of the Dutch PFS physical and mental subscales
| Physical subscale | Mental subscale | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor / Item description | Factor 1 (α: 0.87)a | Factor 2 (α: 0.83)a | Factor 1 (α: 0.92)b | Factor 2 (α: 0.80)b | |
| Moderate to high intensity activities | |||||
| B | Brisk walking | 0.800 | – | 0.984 | – |
| D | Heavy gardening | 0.657 | – | 0.699 | – |
| G | Strength training | 0.781 | – | 0.596 | – |
| J | High intensity activity | 0.832 | – | 0.525 | – |
| Lifestyle or light intensity activities | |||||
| C | Household activity | 0.325 | 0.562 | 0.504 | 0.345 |
| A | Leisurely walk | 0.602 | – | 0.913 | – |
| Social activities | |||||
| H | Participate in social activity | – | 0.806 | – | 0.850 |
| I | Hosting social event | – | 0.753 | – | 0.794 |
| Sedentary activities | |||||
| E | Watching TV | – | 0.667 | – | 0.606 |
| F | Sitting quietly | – | 0.596 | – | 0.546 |
Factors were extracted by Principle Axis Factor analysis and rotated by oblique oblimin rotation.
Only factor loadings > 0.3 are presented.
a. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated using items B, D, G, J, A (Factor 1); C, E, F, H, I (Factor 2).
b. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated using items B, C, D, G, J, A (Factor 1); E, F, H, I (Factor 2).