Development of an Assessment Tool of Menstrual-Cycle-Related Signs and Symptoms Based on Thai Traditional Medicine Principles for Evaluation of Women’s Health
Table 5
Mean, SD, factor loading communalities, eigenvalues, variances, and Cronbach’s α coefficient for the menstrual-cycle-related signs and symptoms section.
Menstrual-cycle-related signs and symptoms
Score
Communalities
Components
Mean
SD
1
2
3
4
5
The problem of blood in the uterus
1. Vaginal discharge is an abnormal color with a bad smell
0.52
0.93
0.709
0.534
2. A lot of vaginal discharge and vaginal discharge is eggy, clear, stretchy, or thick white
1.66
1.25
0.660
0.483
3. Before the menstrual period, have vaginal discharge and vaginal itching
0.71
0.96
0.654
0.559
4. Menstrual blood smells stronger than usual or smells like rotten meat
0.55
0.82
0.643
0.528
5. Thick texture menstrual blood
0.99
1.10
0.616
0.480
6. Menstrual blood looks like egg whites
0.90
1.05
0.537
0.375
7. A lot of menstrual blood clots are released every day or are of large size (greater than or equal to 2 centimeters).
0.93
1.01
0.471
0.369
8. Pubic symphysis pain or burning feel in the vagina
0.51
0.81
0.419
0.359
The musculoskeletal system
9. Breast pain
1.68
0.99
0.722
0.557
10. Abdominal cramps
1.85
1.13
0.704
0.622
11. Muscle pain/lower back pain
1.89
1.00
0.695
0.603
12. Hot and cold flushes or fever
0.87
0.88
0.562
0.508
13. Fatigue
1.42
1.06
0.551
0.573
14. Joint pain/bone pain
0.94
1.10
0.419
0.446
The heart (mind aspect)
15. Anxiety and/or tension
1.05
1.05
0.840
0.783
16. Depression and/or crying
1.28
1.13
0.808
0.769
17. Irritability and/or anger
1.77
1.02
0.591
0.620
18. Insomnia or waking up with a fright
0.77
0.99
0.499
0.438
The digestive system (intestine and mesentery)
19. Colic in the abdomen or flanks
0.44
0.72
0.669
0.537
20. Loose/watery stools five or six times a day
0.65
0.87
0.626
0.449
21. Abdominal bloating
0.98
1.04
0.601
0.504
Irregular menstrual blood (the impairment of blood)
22. Light or heavy menstrual bleeding throughout the cycle (using less than 2 pads per day or more than 4 pads per day).
1.26
1.05
0.612
0.458
23. Many colors of menstrual blood in one period
1.72
1.34
0.605
0.456
24. Headache/dizziness
1.10
1.06
0.532
0.532
25. Menstrual blood color is pale red, bright red, orange, dark red, dark brown, or black.
0.98
1.02
0.429
0.273
Eigenvalue
3.18
3.05
2.73
1.99
1.83
% of variance explained
12.71
12.20
10.93
7.98
7.45
% of variance explained overall
51.27
Reliability
Cronbach’s α coefficient
0.77
0.80
0.82
0.58
0.45
It was the item that belongs to the wrong component according to the theoretical concept and was removed before calculating Cronbach’s α coefficient of each component.
