Evaluating the reliability and validity of the geriatric assessment of disability scale in older adults undergoing hemodialysis

Table 1 The CITC, Cronbach's α, and factor loadings of the FIS scale following the removal of an item

Items	CITC	After deleting an entry Cronbach's α	Factor loadings
Personal Life function
Eating	0.678	0.972	0.791
Wash and brush your hair	0.740	0.971	0.840
Go to the bathroom	0.847	0.969	0.858
Getting dressed and undressed	0.601	0.972	0.733
Getting in and out of bed	0.867	0.969	0.858
Shower	0.907	0.968	0.854
Home life functions
Doing housework (indoor activities)	0.863	0.969	0.800
Managing finances	0.822	0.969	0.734
Managing medications	0.821	0.969	0.732
Lift 10 kg of weight	0.734	0.971	0.702
Go up and down one floor	0.892	0.968	0.848
Social activity function
Ride and use transportation	0.916	0.968	0.877
Shopping (going out or online)	0.877	0.968	0.860
Walk half a km	0.878	0.968	0.837
Make telephone calls	0.808	0.970	0.710
Physical exercise	0.875	0.968	0.844

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