Development of the Thalassaemia Adult Life Index (ThALI)

Table 3 Order (by size of loadings) in which ThALI statements contribute to Factors (sub-scales)

Factor 1 (GPH)		Factor 2 (C)		Factor 3 (BIAC)		Factor 4 (SR)		Factor 5 (A)
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Tired	0.86	Frust.	0.88	Shortened body	0.78	Rejected	0.86	Mobility	0.88
Run down	0.85	Angry	0.84	Short in height	0.77	Penalised	0.79	Lifting	0.87
Energy	0.78	Irritable	0.82	Look younger than peers	0.66	Social life affected	0.79	Walking	0.86
Needed Rest	0.74	Emotional	0.81	Conscious of being different to others	0.66	Unable to form relationships	0.56	Most things difficult (gen)	0.82
Stamina	0.73	Anxious	0.81	Pale complexion	0.58	Limited leisure activities	0.53	Bending	0.82
Aches/pains	0.67	Stressed	0.80	Inferior	0.58	Family life restrictions	0.51	Struggle with life routine	0.77
Dizzy	0.66	Worried	0.80	Self-confidence	0.53	Short with family	0.41	Doing chores	0.73

General physical health (GPH); Coping (C); Body image, appearance and confidence (BIAC); Social relationships (SR); Autonomy (A)

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