Table 1 Rotated component matrix of the 45-item, 8-factor Holistic Health Status Questionnaire

My mood is delighted.

.723

.174

.040

.405

.038

.074

.030

.000

I feel happy.

.683

.178

−.004

.346

−.045

.144

.017

.054

I feel very frightened.

.682

.045

.200

−.107

.074

−.058

.009

.023

I feel confused.

.669

.157

.313

.116

.134

−.072

.208

.021

With this illness, I cannot take care of myself.

.664

.196

.079

.001

.058

−.071

−.086

.009

My heart feels heavy.

.659

.134

.251

.198

.119

−.043

.096

.023

I feel sad.

.657

.151

.260

.206

.121

−.098

.253

−.019

I am really afraid that my illness will get worse.

.617

.138

.227

−.017

.057

−.071

.155

.032

I feel really uncomfortable emotionally.

.595

.213

.190

.216

.129

−.052

.263

.067

I have peace in my heart.

.592

.107

.083

.430

.026

.037

.041

.138

I feel that my illness is causing trouble to my family.

.566

.397

.037

−.221

.183

−.094

.026

.016

Living with this illness is hard.

.563

.339

.222

.132

.201

−.066

.031

.064

I want to cry.

.535

.059

.262

.140

.084

−.180

.124

.076

There is something wrong with my body.

.517

.053

.363

−.056

.008

.088

.151

−.130

I ask, “Why do I have this illness?”

.507

.097

.106

−.079

.109

−.078

.446

−.015

I feel weak in my body / limbs.

.434

.220

.415

.017

−.042

−.093

.026

−.023

It is not the same any more at work.

.134

.739

.184

−.019

.076

−.101

.058

−.010

I feel different than before when at home.

.180

.669

.153

.159

.073

−.109

.083

−.012

With this illness, I feel I have lost all my freedom.

.345

. 637

−.007

.112

.081

.034

.176

−.021

I have become more clumsy than before.

.166

.612

.335

−.031

.165

.033

−.141

−.129

I do not go out as often as before.

.309

.593

−.002

−.027

−.140

.039

.212

−.057

It is a burden for my family to take care of me.

.416

.467

−.147

−.369

.081

.043

.079

.104

I feel dizzy.

.285

.037

.628

.044

−.010

−.043

−.055

.161

I feel pain all over my body.

.264

−.013

.596

.132

−.073

.001

.060

−.027

My appetite has worsened.

.021

.384

.533

.014

.057

−.036

.239

.061

I feel uncomfortable all over my body.

.483

.161

.531

.023

−.089

−.042

.108

−.041

I feel really tired.

.315

.244

.526

.043

.055

−.184

−.031

−.112

My memory has worsened.

.142

.130

.516

.144

.177

.014

−.254

−.109

I get headaches.

.385

−.086

.480

.119

−.031

−.056

.189

.125

My family gives me great comfort.

.131

−.102

.195

.848

−.013

.050

.025

.009

My family cares a lot about me.

.131

−.085

.141

.834

.004

.044

.010

.093

My friends give me great comfort.

.165

.192

−.060

.511

−.074

.037

−.048

.002

There is hope in my future!

−.007

.102

.312

.346

.231

.323

−.180

−.057

I believe that it is predestined!

.151

.093

.048

−.026

.880

−.050

.138

−.096

I believe it is fate.

.171

.068

.011

−.024

.861

−.039

.117

−.044

I think this is divine intervention.

.113

.058

−.035

−.028

.775

−.044

.173

−.055

I believe the Heavens/God/my religion is taking care of me.

−.109

−.052

−.071

.091

−.075

.895

−.096

.037

I find it helpful to pray to God/gods/my religion.

−.096

−.084

−.116

.048

−.090

.884

−.031

−.013

I’ve caused my own illness!

.221

.144

−.058

−.064

.233

.078

.625

.041

I still have much unfinished business.

.333

.184

.014

−.064

.038

−.074

.549

.112

I believe that this is karma!

.008

.015

.064

.068

.296

−.143

.517

−.011

I don’t get good sleep.

.100

.151

.272

.238

−.028

−.155

.287

−.236

So I am sick, anyway I have to accept it .

−.032

.008

.066

.053

.041

.071

.085

.830

I can’t help getting sick, so I should not think too much about it.

.108

−.089

−.054

−.048

−.049

−.181

−.134

.685

I think, “Let it be!”

.087

.002

.000

.091

−.186

.098

.130

.634

Eigenvalues

11.46

3.37

2.29

2.16

2.04

1.44

1.40

1.21

% of variance by factor

25.48

7.50

5.09

4.81

4.52

3.21

3.10

2.68