Table 1 a-c: Factor analyses showing included items, n = 1325 study participants over 60 years of age
Questionnaire item list | Component labels and item loadings by domain |
|---|---|
1a. Biological | |
Can you see (with glasses)… | 0.505 |
Can you hear (with hearing aid)… | 0.568 |
Difficulty in making yourself understood… | 0.815 |
Use the telephone… | 0.886 |
Keep up personal appearance… | 0.962 |
Dress yourself… | 0.958 |
Wash your hands and face… | 0.959 |
Use the bath or shower… | 0.988 |
Do your housework… | 0.880 |
Prepare your own meals… | 0.863 |
Feed yourself… | 0.964 |
Take your own medicine… | 0.877 |
Any accidents with your bladder… | 0.712 |
Accidents with your bowels… | 0.736 |
Use the toilet… | 0.973 |
Move from bed to chair… | 0.907 |
Get around indoors… | 0.866 |
Manage stairs… | 0.846 |
Walk outside… | 0.918 |
Go shopping… | 0.884 |
Any difficulty getting to public services? | 0.881 |
1b. Psychological | |
Safe inside your home? | 0.573 |
Feel threatened… | 0.532 |
Feel discriminated… | 0.780 |
Anyone to help in case of illness… | 0.611 |
Happy with accommodation? | 0.822 |
Feel lonely? | 0.599 |
Feeling down… | 0.705 |
Bothered by having little interest or pleasure? | 0.727 |
1c. Social | |
How many relatives do you see or hear from at least once a month? | 0.750 |
How many relatives do you feel at ease with that you can talk about private matters? | 0.833 |
How many relatives do you feel at close to such that you could call on them for help? | 0.843 |
How many of your friends do you see or hear from at least once a month? | 0.535 |
How many of your friends do you feel at ease with that you can talk about private matters? | 0.654 |
How many of your friends do you feel at close to such that you could call on them for help? | 0.598 |