In the past year, how often have you done regularly the following activities for your arthritis? (By ‘regularly’ we mean roughly once a month) | ||||||||
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Factors* | F1* | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | |
Sc-1 | Exercised (including water exercise) | .919 | ||||||
Sc-6 | Replaced higher-intense exercises with lower-intense options, in the case of having a mild pain after exercise | −.905 | ||||||
Sc-5 | Stopped exercise when having severe joint pains after exercise | −.891 | ||||||
Sc-2 | Exercised weekly with moderate intensity | .850 | ||||||
Sc-4 | Balanced between rest and exercise periods, if needed | −.841 | ||||||
Sc-3 | Exercised daily with moderate intensity | .792 | ||||||
Sc-21 | Changed the dosage of your drugs or the time of taking them without informing your physician | .893 | ||||||
Sc-19 | Taken your drugs regularly and based on your prescription | .882 | ||||||
Sc-20 | Visited your physician regularly | .814 | ||||||
Sc-18 | Used relaxation methods such as meditation | .777 | ||||||
Sc-17 | Used methods to help control stress | .637 | ||||||
Sc-27 | Used larger joints instead of smaller joints (e.g. pushing in a table by the hip joint instead of wrist joint) | .619 | ||||||
Sc-26 | Taken supplements containing fish oil or omega-3 without consulting your physician | −.468 | ||||||
Sc-13 | Avoided certain foods | .742 | ||||||
Sc-14 | Used massage | .620 | ||||||
Sc-12 | Taken food supplements, vitamins, or eaten special foods | .327 | .508 | |||||
Sc-9 | Used joint protection, bracing, or splinting | .496 | .369 | |||||
Sc-10 | Rested | .734 | ||||||
Sc-11 | Adjusted your daily routine or work schedule | .307 | .660 | |||||
Sc-16 | Talked with persons who are sympathetic | .610 | ||||||
Sc-7 | Used a heated pool, tub, or shower | .696 | ||||||
Sc-8 | Applied heat to parts of your body | .675 | ||||||
Sc-25 | Used some facilities (like handles, armchair and so on) in toilet, bed room and bathroom to ease the processes of sitting down, standing up and walking. | .389 | ||||||
Sc-23 | Used substances, like opium, to control pain. | .803 | ||||||
Sc-22 | Smoked cigarette or hookah | .737 | ||||||
Initial Eigenvalues | 5.51 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.07 | |
Rotation sums of squares | 4.71 | 2.47 | 2.02 | 1.88 | 1.69 | 1.56 | 1.26 | |
Percent of variance explained | 22.05 | 10.74 | 10.24 | 5.45 | 4.97 | 4.74 | 4.28 | |
Cronbach α | .533 | .85 | .66 | .60 | .67 | .68 | .29 | |
ICC (95% CI) | .75 (.72–.78) | .84 (.81–.88) | .86 (.82–.9) | .83 (.79–.86) | .81 (.78–.84) | .89 (.86–.92) | .91 (.89–.94) |