Validation of the Thai version of the family reported outcome measure (FROM-16)© to assess the impact of disease on the partner or family members of patients with cancer

Table 4 Result of exploratory factor analysis: the factor loading matrix of Thai FROM16 and original version¹⁰

Item number and description	3-Factor Model			2-Factor Model		1-Factor Model
1. I feel worried	0.392	0.115	0.679	0.436	0.659	0.532
2 I feel angry	0.332	0.618	0.135	0.504	0.069	0.509
3 I feel sad	0.411	0.195	0.705	0.479	0.677	0.576
4 I feel frustrated	0.470	0.479	0.239	0.603	0.184	0.624
5 It is difficult to find someone to talk to about my thought	0.474	0.597	−0.037	0.509	−0.100	0.488
6 Caring for my family member is difficult	0.501	0.438	−0.022	0.606	−0.072	0.588
7 It is hard to find time for myself	0.573	0.139	−0.225	0.578	−0.245	0.535
8 My every day travel is affected	0.620	0.034	0.161	0.609	0.149	0.624
9 My eating habits are affected	0.607	0.164	−0.004	0.627	− 0.028	0.616
10 My family activities are affected	0.670	−0.174	0.199	0.597	0.207	0.622
11 I experience problem with going on holiday	0.525	0.186	−0.184	0.548	−0.208	0.511
12 My sex life is affected	0.449	0.175	−0.399	0.464	−0.420	0.395
13 My work or study is affected	0.697	−0.227	0.017	0.600	0.031	0.598
14 My relationship with other family members are affected	0.695	0.059	0.052	0.683	0.038	0.681
15 My family expense are	0.591	0.037	0.049	0.577	0.038	0.576
16 My sleep is affected	0.686	−0.087	0.206	0.638	0.206	0.662

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