Cross-cultural French adaptation and validation of the Impact On Family Scale (IOFS)

Table 1 Factor loadings of fifteen Impact on Family Scale items; one-factor principal component solution (n = 113)

Item label	Text (abbreviated)	Item loading
IMPU	Fatigue is a problem	0.81
IMPK	See family and friends less	0.83
IMPJ	Need to change plans at last minute	0.76
IMPH	Little desire to go out	0.71
IMPR	No time for other family members	0.75
IMPV	Live from day to day	0.67
IMPI	Hard to find reliable person to care for child	0.81
IMPT	Family gives up things	0.88
IMPW	Nobody understands the burden	0.73
IMPF	Can’t travel out of city	0.70
IMPAA	Live on roller coaster	0.74
IMPG	People treat us special	0.73
IMPX	Travel to hospital is a strain	0.58
IMPO	Think about not having more children	0.49
IMPM	Wonder whether to treat child “specially”	0.65

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