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Table 2 Rotated component matrix of FA

From: Burden of caregivers of older people in Sri Lanka: an overlooked concern in the health care system

No

Item

Factors and its loadings

1

2

BSFC-s 1

My life satisfaction has suffered because of the care.

0.92

 

BSFC-s 2

I often feel physically exhausted

0.78

 

BSFC-s 3

From time to time I wish I could “run away” from the situation I am in.

0.73

 

BSFC-s 4

Sometimes I don’t really feel like “myself” as before.

0.64

 

BSFC-s 5

Since I have been a caregiver my financial situation has decreased.

0.62

 

BSFC-s 6

My health is affected by the care situation.

 

0.79

BSFC-s 7

The care takes a lot of my own strength.

 

0.78

BSFC-s 8

I feel torn between the demands of my environment (such as family) and the demands of the care.

 

0.75

BSFC-s 9

I am worried about my future because of the care I give.

 

0.62

BSFC-s 10

My relationships with other family members, relatives, friends and acquaintances are suffering as a result of the care.

 

0.59

Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis.

Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization.