Construct validity of the Assessment of Quality of Life - 6D (AQoL-6D) in community samples

Table 3 Raw and standardized coefficients from separate CFAs for each AQoL-6D domain (N = 7915)

Domain		Item		B	SE	β	SMC		Error	Domain	Domain
									variance	α	H
Independent living	-->	aq1	Household tasks	1.00		0.75	0.56	<-	0.30	0.86	0.88
Independent living	-->	aq2	Getting around	1.34	0.02	0.88	0.77	<-	0.21
Independent living	-->	aq3	Walking	1.16	0.02	0.75	0.57	<-	0.39
Independent living	-->	aq4	Self-care	0.71	0.01	0.73	0.54	<-	0.17
Relationships	-->	aq5	Intimate relationships	1.00		0.32	0.10	<-	0.52	0.63	0.76
Relationships	-->	aq6	Health & family	1.53	0.07	0.81	0.66	<-	0.07
Relationships	-->	aq7	Health & community	1.90	0.08	0.74	0.54	<-	0.17
Mental health	-->	aq8	Despair	1.00		0.74	0.55	<-	0.25	0.79	0.80
Mental health	-->	aq9	Worry	1.11	0.02	0.75	0.56	<-	0.29
Mental health	-->	aq10	Sadness	0.94	0.02	0.72	0.52	<-	0.25
Mental health	-->	aq11	Agitation	0.63	0.01	0.59	0.34	<-	0.24
Coping	-->	aq12	Energy	1.00		0.52	0.27	<-	0.44	0.73	0.77
Coping	-->	aq13	Control	1.35	0.04	0.79	0.63	<-	0.18
Coping	-->	aq14	Coping	1.07	0.03	0.76	0.58	<-	0.13
Pain	-->	aq15	Pain frequency	1.00		0.78	0.60	<-	0.39	0.84	0.85
Pain	-->	aq16	Pain severity	0.59	0.01	0.77	0.59	<-	0.14
Pain	-->	aq17	Pain impact	1.06	0.02	0.85	0.72	<-	0.26
Senses	-->	aq18	Vision	1.00		0.35	0.12	<-	0.37	0.50	0.61
Senses	-->	aq19	Hearing	2.58	0.19	0.73	0.54	<-	0.29	0.50	0.61
Senses	-->	aq20	Communication	0.84	0.04	0.45	0.20	<-	0.15

Note: CFA confirmatory factor analysis, SMC squared multiple correlation, Domain α Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for items within the domain, Domain H H coefficient for items within the domain.

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