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| Factor number and name | Number of respondents loading on factor (% variance accounted for) | Significantly loaded concourse statements | -score |
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| (1) Lack of knowledge and awareness of TIA | 5 (21) | When it happened, I did not really know what was happening to me | 2.170 |
| I did not feel any different afterwards | 1.733 |
| I have no idea how to avoid it happening again | 1.28 |
| I was scared about the long-term effects | −0.93 |
| The impact of what happened went on for some time | −1.46 |
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| (2) Life impact of TIA | 3 (15) | Every part of my life was affected by what happened | 2.07 |
| Afterwards, I felt frustrated by what I couldn’t do | 1.815 |
| The impact of what happened went on for some time | 1.756 |
| My memory was affected afterwards | 1.44 |
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| (3) Anxiety | 3 (9) | I was overwhelmed with anxiety afterwards | 2.35 |
| I was scared about the long-term effects | 2.08 |
| I couldn’t sleep for worry afterwards | 2.03 |
| I lost all confidence in my body afterwards | 1.17 |
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| (4) Interpersonal impact | 3 (8) | I felt my family was a bit irritated with me afterwards | 2.11 |
| I felt I was a bit of a burden on my family afterwards | 1.68 |
| Being unable to communicate afterwards was upsetting | 1.564 |
| My friends seemed to avoid me afterwards | 0.74 |
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| (5) Depression | 2 (7) | I was very withdrawn afterwards | 2.30 |
| I became very depressed after it happened | 2.065 |
| I thought how lucky I’d been not to have a full stroke | −1.41 |
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| (6) Impact of physical symptoms of TIA | 3 (6) | The numbness in my face afterwards really worried me | 2.08 |
| Being unable to communicate afterwards was upsetting | 2.08 |
| I found the weakness in my arm afterwards distressing | 0.92 |
| I felt I was a bit of a burden on my family afterwards | 0.86 |
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| (7) Cognitive avoidance/denial | 2 (4) | What happened made me re-think what’s important to me | −0.90 |
| I was scared about the long-term effects | −1.45 |
| I was thankful I had been given this warning sign | −1.48 |
| Every part of my life was affected by what happened | −1.85 |
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| (8) Constructive optimism | 2 (3) | I thought how lucky I’d been not to have a full stroke | 2.26 |
| I improved my lifestyle as a result of what happened | 1.79 |
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