Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of WHOQOL-HIV Bref among people living with HIV/AIDS in Pakistan

Table 8 Exploratory factor analysis by varimax rotation with Kaiser’s normalization

Items	Original domain	Related factor loading
Items	Original domain	F^a. 1	F. 2	F. 3	F. 4	F. 5
Physical health
Bothered by HIV symptoms	Phy^b	.926
Pain and discomfort	Phy	.885
Sleep and rest	Phy	.827
Energy and fatigue	Phy	.617			.309
Dependence on medical treatment	Independent^c	.832
Activities of daily living	Independent	.618
Work capacity	Independent	.593
Mobility	Independent	.804
Bodily image and appearance	Psycho^d	.816
Physical safety and security	Environm^e	.635
Environmental domain
Home environment	Environm		.603
Accessibility of health services	Environm		.763
Transport	Environm		.646		.483
Physical environment	Environm		.569
Spirituality domain
Concerns about the future	Spiritual^f			.856
Worry about death	Spiritual			.809
Forgiveness and blame	Spiritual			.710
Concentration ability	Psycho			.318
Meaningful life	Spiritual			.343
Social domain
Social support from friends	Social^g				.665
Positive feelings	Psycho	.555			.325
Financial resources	Environm				.681
Information for daily living	Environm				.665
Sexual satisfaction	Social	.420	.430		− .355
Social acceptance (inclusion)	Social				.452
Psychological health
Personal relationships	Social		.349			.804
Self-satisfaction	Psycho	.445				.554
Negative feelings	Psycho					.768
Participation in leisure activities	Environm					.606

Kaiser Kaiser–Meyer Olkin result 0.87 and Bartlett's test of sphericity result p < 0.0001
^aF = factor loading
^bPhy = physical domain
^cIndependent = level of independence domain
^dPsycho = psychological domain
^eEnvironm = environment domain
^fSpiritual = spiritual domain
^gSocial = social domain

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