Exploration of the Factor Structure of the Burden Experienced by Individuals Providing End-of-Life Care at Home

Table 3

Four-factor structure in the present study.

No.	Content of items	F1	F2	F3	F4	Communality
F1: Sacrificing life (Cronbach's α coefficient= 0.864); 6 items
17	Do you feel that you have lost control of your life since your relative's Illness?	.954	-.172	.009	.077	0.776
16	Do you feel that you will be able to take care of your relative much longer?	.922	-.028	.021	-.090	0.779
18	Do you wish you could just leave the care of your relative to someone else?	.726	.001	.145	-.236	0.563
15	Do you feel that you don't have enough money to care for your relative, in addition to the rest of your expenses?	.604	-.027	.082	-.112	0.358
12	Do you feel that your social life has suffered because you are caring for your relative?	.511	-.054	.073	.297	0.481
6	Do you feel that your relative currently affects your relationship with other family members or friends in a negative way?	.483	.135	.047	.147	0.473
F2: Personal strain (Cronbach's α coefficient= 0.767); 4 items
4	Do you feel embarrassed over your relative's behavior?	-.082	.752	.157	-.120	0.556
1	Do you feel that your relative asks for more help than he/she needs?	-.229	.642	.165	.036	0.372
3	Do you feel stressed between caring for your relative and trying to meet other responsibilities for your family or work?	.438	.573	-.276	.017	0.654
2	Do you feel that because of the time you spend with your relative that you don't have enough time for yourself?	.241	.523	-.138	.137	0.502
9	Do you feel strained when you are around your relative?	.164	.350	.303	.042	0.511
F3: Severe anxiety (Cronbach's α coefficient=0.670); 3 items
19	Do you feel uncertain about what to do about your relative?	.143	.100	.647	-.075	0.598
7	Are you afraid what the future holds for your relative?	.052	-.105	.598	.189	0.436
20	Do you feel you should be doing more for your relative?	.028	.123	.414	-.030	0.246
10	Do you feel your health has suffered because of your involvement with your relative?	.245	.210	.295	.065	0.446
F4: Captivity (Cronbach's α coefficient=0.703); 2 items
8	Do you feel your relative is dependent on you?	-.056	-.014	-.026	.780	0.558
14	Do you feel that your relative seems to expect you to take care of him/her, as if you were the only one he/she could depend on?	-.099	.030	.107	.685	0.488
	Factor correlation
	F1	1.000
	F2	.685	1.000
	F3	.562	.511	1.000
	F4	.400	.399	.325	1.000

Factor loadings with absolute values ≥0.40 are in boldface.
F: factor.