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Table 5 PedsQL 4.0 Norwegian version Factor Loadings for Parent Proxy-Report

From: Measuring health-related quality of life in young adolescents: Reliability and validity in the Norwegian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 (PedsQL) generic core scales

Scale/Item

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

Physical Functioning

1. Hard to walk more than one block

,151

,808

-,143

,190

-,263

2. Hard to run

,322

,816

-,364

,305

-,149

3. Hard to do sports or exercises

,302

,812

-,392

,326

-,196

4. Hard to lift something heavy

,230

,774

-,260

,225

-,253

5. Hard to take bath or shower

,003

,687

-,152

,196

-,210

6. Hard to do chores around house

,052

,309

-,272

,291

-,738

7. Hurth or arche

,491

,339

-,202

,279

-,664

8. Low energy

,428

,421

-,426

,384

-,692

Emotional Functioning

1. Feel afraid or scared

,775

,187

-,281

,294

-,263

2. Feel sad or blue

,716

,338

-,471

,367

-,411

3. Feel angry

,597

,166

-,293

,420

-,387

4. Trouble sleeping

,680

,158

-,159

,180

-,112

5. Worry about what will happen

,715

,344

-,432

,391

-,141

Social Functioning

1. Trouble getting along w/peers

,327

,316

-,833

,279

-,259

2. Other kids not wanting to be friend

,337

,231

-,905

,358

-,118

3. Teased

,237

,277

-,776

,359

-,169

4. Doing things other peers do

,241

,530

-,618

,462

-,013

5. Hard to keep up when play with others

,170

,359

-,545

,618

,026

School Functioning

1. Hard to concentrate

,321

,278

-,296

,852

-,222

2. Forget things

,222

,267

-,222

,761

-,370

3. Trouble keeping up with schoolwork

,363

,207

-,369

,841

-,214

4. Miss school – not well

,408

,250

-,108

,352

-,661

5. Miss school – doctor appointment

,386

,147

-,135

,348

-,263

  1. Eigenvalue cutoff: 1.0; Total Variance Explained for Proxy-Report: 60%; Bold = highest factor loading for each item.