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Table 2 Construction of the short-form BPH-QLS

From: Construction and validation of a short-form Quality-Of-Life Scale for Chinese Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Domain (variance, %)

Common factor

Related Items

N items

Disease (47.501%)

1-symptoms of incontinence and effects of LUTS on daily life

1,2,4,5,8–15

15

 

6-urine stoppage

3, 6

2

 

8-dribbling after voiding

7

1

Physical (8.316%)

5-body activity

17,18

2

 

10-sleep

19

1

 

11-physical activity

16

1

Social (9.363%)

3-social function

22,23,24

3

 

4-social activity

20,21

2

Psychological (14.899%)

2-emotional effects of disease

26–29

4

 

9-worry about the disease

25

1

 

12-temper

30

1

Satisfaction(3.001%)

7-life satisfaction

31,32

2