Psychometric Properties of the Dental Activities Test: An Exploratory Factor Analysis in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment

Table 3

Standardized factor loadings for EFA models.

Items	One-factor model	Two-factor model
	1	1	2
Item 1: medication schedule	0.393	−0.070	0.467
Item 2: rinse and spit	0.692	−0.023	0.726
Item 3: opening and closing mouth	0.696	0.314	0.426
Item 4: tongue movement	0.765	0.454	0.385
Item 5: tooth brushing	0.819	0.028	0.822
Item 6: putting toothpaste on a toothbrush	0.848	0.080	0.820
Item 7: finding a tooth	0.820	1.077	0.000
Item 8: perceiving an oral health condition	0.762	−0.042	0.821
Item 9: response to oral infection	0.605	0.324	0.338

Note: all the factor loadings larger than 0.40 are bold. .