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Table 4 Standardized factor loadings and goodness of fit indices from multilevel confirmatory factor analyses of the baseline (standard) and daily administrations of the SF-36 (correlated 2-factor model)

From: Detecting short-term change and variation in health-related quality of life: within- and between-person factor structure of the SF-36 health survey

 

Subscale

Baseline SF-36

Daily SF-36

Variable

WP

BP

WP

BP

Physical summary component

 

-

-

-

-

 Vigorous

Physical Functioning

-

.62

.25

.73

 Moderate

Physical Functioning

-

.79

.50

.90

 Climb several

Physical Functioning

-

.83

.46

.91

 Climb one

Physical Functioning

-

.75

.69

.84

 Bending

Physical Functioning

-

.68

.42

.77

 Walk mile

Physical Functioning

-

.86

.42

.94

 Walk several blocks

Physical Functioning

-

.79

.64

.91

 Walk one block

Physical Functioning

-

.64

.66

.73

 Bathing

Physical Functioning

-

.49

.58

.48

 Cut down

Physical Role Limitations

-

.54

.37

.63

 Accomplished

Physical Role Limitations

-

.60

.31

.74

 Limited

Physical Role Limitations

-

.67

.32

.75

 Magnitude

Bodily Pain

-

.80

.38

.75

 Interfere

Bodily Pain

-

.67

.58

.83

 In general/Today

General Health

-

.58

.41

.64

 Last year/Yesterday

General Health

-

.25

.30

-.25

 Easier

General Health

-

.34

-

-

 Healthy

General Health

-

.45

-

-

 Worse

General Health

-

.40

-

-

 Excellent

General Health

-

.63

-

-

Mental summary component

 Cut down

Emotional Role Limitations

-

.58

.63

.68

 Accomplished

Emotional Role Limitations

-

.59

.58

.63

 Not careful

Emotional Role Limitations

-

.55

.51

.60

 Pep

Vitality

-

.73

.62

.87

 Energy

Vitality

-

.59

.60

.91

 Worn-out

Vitality

-

.57

.50

.88

 Tired

Vitality

-

.54

.42

.91

 Nervous

Mental Health

-

.49

.34

.39

 Dumps

Mental Health

-

.69

.32

.23

 Calm

Mental Health

-

.61

.46

.65

 Blue

Mental Health

-

.60

.46

.52

 Happy

Mental Health

-

.61

.48

.67

 Extent

Social Functioning

-

.81

.61

.80

 Time

Social Functioning

-

.82

.40

.74

Goodness of fit

 CFIa

 

.65

.43

 TLIa

 

.62

.40

 RMSEAa

 

.12

.08

 SRMR

 

-

.11

.10

.17

  1. Note. Overall fit index. Non-significant factor loadings are italicized
  2. WP within-person, BP between-person, CFI comparative fit index, TLI Tucker-Lewis index, RMSEA root-mean-square-error of approximation, SRMR standardized root-mean-square residual
  3. aIndicators of overall fit