Items | Principal components | Subscale names | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
10 | Fatigue/tiredness | 0.259 | 0.604 | 0.102 | 0.200 | Social impact |
15 | Appearance changes | 0.225 | 0.217 | 0.184 | 0.840 | Impact on appearance |
16 | Clothes not fitting | 0.193 | 0.223 | 0.171 | 0.867 | Impact on appearance |
20 | Anger/irritation | 0.675 | 0.248 | 0.171 | 0.184 | Psychological impact |
23 | Anxiety | 0.714 | 0.312 | 0.176 | Psychological impact | |
24 | Physical agitation | 0.781 | 0.254 | 0.133 | Psychological impact | |
26 | Clarity of thinking | 0.527 | 0.427 | 0.187 | 0.141 | Psychological impact |
27 | Talking too much | 0.749 | 0.107 | 0.144 | Psychological impact | |
28 | Feeling upset | 0.297 | 0.153 | 0.793 | 0.227 | Treatment concerns |
29 | Extra medications | 0.169 | 0.193 | 0.821 | 0.200 | Treatment concerns |
30 | Long-term risks | 0.128 | 0.180 | 0.801 | 0.184 | Treatment concerns |
31 | Worrying about weight | 0.225 | 0.404 | 0.698 | Impact on appearance | |
38 | Everyday responsibilities | 0.220 | 0.761 | 0.183 | 0.187 | Social impact |
39 | Being with other people | 0.194 | 0.732 | 0.160 | 0.179 | Social impact |
40 | Joining in | 0.229 | 0.842 | 0.168 | 0.144 | Social impact |
The four subscales are illustrated by colour: Social impact (orange), Impact on appearance (blue), Psychological impact (yellow) and Treatment concerns (green).
For each item, the component demonstrating the highest loading with principal component analysis is shown in bold.