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Table 4 Factor loading of Chinese version Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15-CHI) after varimax rotation

From: Linguistic and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 (GQL-15-CHI): a cross-sectional study

CHI-GQL-15 items

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

11. Walking on steps/stairs

0.91

0.11

-0.01

0.13

10. Crossing the road

0.90

0.10

-0.01

0.18

4. Walking on uneven ground

0.71

0.06

0.33

0.09

8. Tripping over objects

0.37

0.77

0.16

-0.01

9. Seeing objects coming from the side

-0.01

0.69

-0.22

0.16

12. Bumping into objects

0.53

0.65

-0.08

0.03

1. Reading newspapers

0.06

-0.74

0.01

0.18

6. Adjusting to dim light

-0.02

-0.01

0.78

-0.06

7. Going from light to dark room or vice versa

-0.02

0.07

0.75

0.01

3. Seeing at night

0.21

-0.17

0.69

0.40

2. Walking after dark

0.43

-0.07

0.69

0.32

13. Judging distance of foot to step

0.42

0.23

-0.46

0.31

15. Recognizing faces

-0.02

-0.30

0.05

0.85

14. Finding dropped objects

0.28

0.17

0.06

0.69

5. Adjusting to bright light (glare)

-0.25

-0.53

-0.13

-0.60

Eigenvalue

4.44

2.82

1.73

1.24

Variance explained (%)

29.61

18.81

11.50

8.30

  1. Bold numbers represents the factor loading of the items.