Table 3.
Exploratory factor analysis of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | ||
| i1 | I enjoy my life overall | 0.763 | 0.770 | |
| i2 | I look forward to things | 0.762 | 0.768 | |
| I3 | I am healthy enough to get out and about | 0.697 | 0.741 | |
| I4 | My family, friends, or neighbors would help me if needed | 0.576 | 0.638 | |
| I5 | I have social or leisure activities/hobbies I enjoy doing | 0.790 | 0.721 | |
| I6 | I try to stay involved with things | 0.731 | 0.696 | |
| I7 | I am healthy enough to have my independence | 0.741 | 0.760 | |
| I8 | I can please myself in what I do | 0.812 | 0.673 | 0.460 |
| I9 | I feel safe where I live | 0.634 | 0.732 | |
| I10 | I get pleasure from my home | 0.722 | 0.791 | |
| I11 | I take life as it comes and make the best of things | 0.765 | 0.458 | 0.647 |
| I12 | I feel lucky compared to most people | 0.773 | 0.530 | 0.571 |
| I13 | I have enough money to pay for household bills | 0.564 | 0.636 | |
| Cumulative % of total variance explained | 52.08% | 52.08% | 8.48% | |
| Cronbach’s alpha (α) | 0.921 | 0.916 | 0.747 | |