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Table 2 Principal component analysis, item-total correlation, logit measure and fit statistics (n = 559)

From: Development of the Knee Quality of Life (KQoL-26) 26-item questionnaire: data quality, reliability, validity and responsiveness

     

Fit statistics

Scale/item

 

Component loadings

Item-total correlation

Logit measurea (error)

Infit MNSQ

Outfit MNSQ

Physical functioning

      

1

Lifting heavy objects

.69

.68

-0.15 (0.08)

1.00

1.05

2

Running

.62

.60

2.69 (0.07)

1.18

1.17

3

Walking on uneven ground

.67

.68

0.75 (0.07)

0.87

0.90

4

Walking five miles

.70

.69

1.95 (0.07)

1.14

1.10

5

Walking one mile

.71

.74

0.29 (0.07)

1.11

1.04

6b

Walking 100 yards

.68

.72

-1.62 (0.11)

0.87

0.81

7

Crossing the road

.67

.68

-2.25 (0.14)

0.92

0.81

8b

Bending down

.53

.55

0.62 (0.07)

1.36

1.37

9

Kneeling down

.63

.63

2.25 (0.07)

1.00

0.98

10

Standing for one hour

.71

.72

0.52 (0.07)

1.09

1.07

11

Standing for five minutes

.66

.66

-1.56 (0.12)

0.94

0.85

12

Going up several flights of stairs

.77

.79

1.09 (0.07)

0.71

0.72

13

Going up one flight of stairs

.75

.78

-0.43 (0.08)

0.71

0.73

14

Going down several flights of stairs

.75

.75

0.88 (0.07)

0.78

0.79

15

Going down one flight of stairs

.73

.75

-0.36 (0.08)

0.74

0.73

16

Getting into a sitting position

.67

.68

-1.24 (0.10)

1.02

0.97

17b

Staying seated for two hours

.55

.53

0.01 (0.08)

1.55

1.50

18b

Staying seated for 15 minutes

.58

.59

-1.49 (0.12)

1.11

0.94

19b

Getting up from a sitting position

.65

.67

-0.35 (0.08)

0.99

1.00

20b

Getting in or out of the bath or shower

.71

.73

-0.55 (0.08)

0.89

0.89

21

Getting in or out of bed

.67

.68

-1.06 (0.09)

0.92

0.96

Activity limitations

      

22

Knee slowing you down

.62

.76

0.69 (0.07)

0.69

0.74

23b

Avoid turning/twisting/sideways moves

.57

.56

1.66 (0.07)

1.23

1.40

24

Interference with travel

.56

.71

-0.88 (0.08)

1.29

1.24

25b

Interference with sleep

.50

.64

-0.72 (0.07)

1.38

1.41

26

Interference with work

.59

.78

0.31 (0.07)

0.79

0.80

27b

Interference with hobbies, etc

.62

.51

1.52 (0.07)

1.30

1.27

28b

Interference with family life

.59

.80

-0.46 (0.07)

0.66

0.65

29

Interference with social activities

.56

.81

-1.11 (0.08)

0.80

0.77

30

Interference with doing errands

.53

.80

-1.02 (0.08)

0.83

0.80

Emotional functioning

      

31

Time spent thinking about knee

.64

.71

1.34 (0.07)

0.84

0.94

32

Angry or annoyed

.73

.74

0.61 (0.07)

0.83

0.78

33

Downhearted and low

.78

.80

-0.23 (0.07)

0.82

0.80

34

Worried about knee worsening

.78

.73

0.97 (0.07)

0.90

0.85

35b

Embarrassed or self-conscious

.62

.68

-1.16 (0.08)

1.17

1.10

36

Bad temper or grumpy

.72

.76

-1.14 (0.08)

0.77

0.77

37

Frustrated

.69

.75

0.38 (0.07)

0.76

0.74

38b

Worry about future

.79

.73

0.64 (0.07)

0.90

0.94

39b

Worry about money

.60

.58

-1.03 (0.09)

1.62

1.58

40b

Think that you are getting old

.52

.39

-0.38 (0.08)

1.79

1.87

  1. a Logits of lower magnitude represent decreasing quality of life.
  2. b Item removed from final version.