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Table 2 Identified factors from rotated promax factor analysis with individual item loading

From: Psychometric validation techniques applied to the IND-VFQ-33 visual function questionnaire: the Hyderabad ocular morbidity in the elderly study (HOMES)

 

Factor 1: Daily Activities

Factor 2: Bright Lights

1: Climbing stairs (Item removed (missing > 25%)) a

2. Making out bumps in the road

0.80 b

0.09 c

3. Seeing animals or vehicles walking

0.87

0.04

4: Going to functions like weddings (Item removed (missing > 25%))

5: Finding way in new places (Item removed (missing > 25%))

6. Going out at night

0.83

0.01

7. Finding way around indoors

0.80

0.14

8: Climbing on or off buses (Item removed (missing > 25%))

9: Recognizing people from a distance

0.72

0.07

10. Recognizing a person near you

0.84

0.05

11. Locking or unlocking the door

0.76

0.17

12. Doing your usual work at home

0.79

0.15

13: Doing work to your usual standard (Item removed (missing > 25%))

14. Searching for things at home

0.82

0.08

15. Seeing outside in bright sunlight

0.22

0.62

16. Seeing inside after being out in sunlight (item removed (poor loading < 0.5)) d

17. Seeing differences in color

0.71

0.14

18. Differentiating between money

0.80

0.04

19. Going to the toilet

0.72

0.19

20. Seeing objects fallen in your food

0.77

0.15

21. Seeing container level when pouring

0.79

0.10

22: Frightened going out at night

0.70

0.13

23. Enjoy social functions less

0.81

0.04

24. Ashamed that you can’t see

0.86

−0.08

25: Become a burden on others

0.72

0.09

26: Frightened to lose remaining vision

0.72

0.07

27: Do you have reduced vision

0.71

0.09

28. Dazzled in bright light

−0.08

0.87

29. Blurry vision in the sunlight

0.10

0.81

30. Bright light hurt your eyes

0.10

0.79

31. Vehicle light makes you close eyes

0.12

0.66

32: Does light seem like stars (Item removed (poor item loading < 0.5))

33: Do you have blurred vision

0.62

0.21

  1. Key: (a) item removed due to high missingness; (b) unique item factor loading > 0.5 threshold (bolded); (c) unsubstantial item factor loading < 0.5 (un-bolded, italicized); (d) item loaded poorly onto either factor < 0.5