Development of a short form of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale – Dementia: SCQOLS-D-15

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 1 Candidate items for short form identified from exploratory factor analysis of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale – Dementia (SCQOLS-D)

Domain	Item number	Brief description	Factor loading^a
Physical Well-being	PW6	Poor appetite	0.85
	PW7	Weight loss	0.84
	PW8	Weakened body	0.91
	PW11	Difficulty remembering things	0.85
Mental Well-being	MW4	Hopelessness	0.86
	MW5	Helplessness	0.85
	MW7	Feel angry	0.85
	MW8	Feel frustrated	0.92
	MW18	My relative with dementia is a burden	0.84
Experience & Meaning	EM4	Thankful for the good things	0.82
	EM5	Willing to make the best	0.81
	EM6	Satisfaction from caring	0.83
	EM7	Experience of positive changes	0.79
	EM12	Family appreciation	0.86
Impact on Daily Life	DL3	Not satisfied with time to myself	0.96
	DL4	No time for recreational activities	0.92
	DL5	Not able to do what I want	0.95
	DL8	Affected career development	0.94
Financial Well-being	FW1	Depleting savings	0.96
	FW3	Uncertain about future financial situation	0.92
	FW4	Personal spending restricted	0.91