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Table 2 The results obtained from exploratory factor analysis for the GAI*

From: The Iranian version of geriatric anxiety inventory (GAI-P): a validation study

Item’s number

Items

Factor 1

Factor2

Factor3

1

I worry a lot of the time

0.728

0.226

0.322

2

I find it difficult to make a decision

0.699

0.120

0.165

3

I often feel jumpy

0.726

0.410

0.201

5

I often cannot enjoy things because of my worries

0.741

0.346

0.254

8

I think of myself as a worrier

0.789

0.491

0.411

9

I can’t help worrying about even trivial things

0.651

0.215

0.491

11

My own thoughts often make me anxious

0.590

0.202

0.122

14

I always anticipate the worst will happen

0.662

0.323

0.193

16

I think that my worries interfere with my life

0.732

0.105

0.215

17

My worries often overwhelm me

0.724

0.160

0.280

19

I miss out on things because I worry too much

0.745

0.216

0.359

4

I find it hard to relax

0.347

0.747

0.024

6

Little things bother me a lot

0.032

0.715

0.096

10

I often feel nervous

0.165

0.753

0.010

13

I think of myself as a nervous person

0.065

0.556

0.342

20

I often feel upset

0.002

0.750

0.229

7

I often feel like I have butterflies in my stomach

0.032

0.096

0.773

12

I get an upset stomach due to my worrying

0.065

0.324

0.593

15

I often feel shaky inside

0.208

0.193

0.763

18

I sometimes feel a great knot in my stomach

0.171

0.0.09

0.700

  1. *Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy = 0.967, Bartlett’s test of Sphericity was significant (p < .001)
  2. Factor1; cognitive, Factor2: arousal Factor3: somatic