Table 2 Principal Component Analysis: eigenvalues and factor loadings after oblique (direct oblimin) rotation.
Item | Factor 1. Satisfaction with the care recipient | Factor 2. Consequences of involvement in care for the personal life of the caregiver | Factor 3. Satisfaction with one's own performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfaction with one's own performance | Our study | Original questionnaire | Our study | Original questionnaire | Our study | Original questionnaire |
1. I feel pleased about my interactions with my .... | .44 | .20 | -.24 | -.40 | .20 | -.79 |
2. I don't feel capable to care for my .... | -.04 | -.09 | .04 | -.18 | .27 | .63 |
3. I wish that my .... And I had a better relationship. | .35 | .06 | -.07 | .05 | .53 | .56 |
4. I feel guilty about my interactions with my .... | -.02 | .01 | -.15 | -.10 | .68 | .50 |
5. I feel strained in my interactions with my .... | .38 | .14 | -.21 | .29 | .48 | .50 |
6. I feel that in the past, I haven't done as much for my .... as I could have or should have. | -.07 | -.08 | .09 | -.14 | .72 | .49 |
7. It is not clear to me how much care I should give to my .... | -.05 | -.15 | .10 | -.00 | .74 | .40 |
8. I feel that my .... doesn't benefit from what I do for him/her. | .00 | .08 | -.04 | -.03 | .77 | .37 |
9. I feel nervous or depressed about my interactions with my .... | -.03 | .17 | -.32 | .30 | .44 | .34 |
10. I feel angry about my interactions with my .... | .39 | .28 | -.33 | .04 | .33 | .32 |
11. I feel that I don't do as much for my .... as I should do. | .41 | -.04 | -.24 | -.16 | .25 | .31 |
12. I feel useful in my interactions with my .... | .14 | -.02 | .12 | -.04 | .32 | -.28 |
Satisfaction with the care recipient | ||||||
13. I feel that my .... behaves the way s/he does to have her/his own way. | .82 | .89 | -.06 | .02 | -.04 | -.13 |
14. I feel that my .... behaves the way s/he does to annoy me. | .83 | .72 | .09 | -.11 | -.02 | .04 |
15. I feel that may .... tries to manipulate me. | .90 | .68 | .13 | .09 | -.15 | -.18 |
16. My .... appreciates my constant care less than the care others give him/her. | .61 | .60 | .05 | -.06 | .26 | .20 |
17. I feel that my .... makes requests, which I perceive to be over and above what s/he needs. | .50 | .59 | -.39 | .11 | -.09 | -.14 |
18. I feel resentful about my interactions with my .... | .35 | .49 | -.35 | -.03 | .35 | .32 |
19. I feel embarrassed over my .... behaviour. | .24 | .40 | -.31 | -.14 | .37 | .36 |
Consequences of involvement in care | ||||||
20. I feel that my present situation with my .... doesn't allow me as much privacy as I'd like. | .08 | .01 | -.68 | .67 | -.05 | -.03 |
21. Because of my involvement with my .... I don't have enough time for myself. | -.02 | -.00 | -.85 | .69 | -.07 | -.19 |
22. I feel that my social life has suffered because of my involvement with my .... | .13 | -.02 | -.76 | .57 | .04 | .05 |
23. I feel that I cannot leave my .... alone, he/she needs me continuously. | .10 | -.04 | -.70 | .52 | -.08 | -.08 |
24. I feel stressed between trying to give up my .... as well as to other family responsibilities, job etc. | -.03 | .03 | -.63 | .49 | -.05 | .18 |
25. I feel that my health has suffered because of my involvement with my .... | -.06 | -0.03 | -.66 | .46 | .19 | .20 |
26. I worry all the time about my .... | -.30 | -0.29 | -.71 | .44 | .06 | .27 |
27. I feel that my .... Seems to expect me to take care of him/her as if I were only one s/he could depend on. | .12 | .17 | -.66 | .37 | -.16 | -.16 |
Unrotated: | ||||||
Eigenvalue | 8.39 | - | 3.03 | - | 2.02 | - |
Variance explained | 31% | - | 11% | - | 7% | - |