Journal of Diabetes Research

Research Article

Validity and Reliability of the Amharic Version of the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) in Patients with Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 2

Exploratory factor analysis of the Amharic version of WHOQOL-BREF in patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes attending FHRH ().
ItemsItem descriptionFactor 1Factor 2Factor 3Factor 4
Q3Pain0.757   
Q4Medical dependency0.735   
Q10Enough energy for everyday life0.632   
Q15Ability to get around0.587   
Q16Satisfaction with sleep0.742   
Q17Satisfaction with daily living activity0.653   
Q18Satisfaction with capacity for work0.688   
Q5Life enjoyment0.551   
Q6Feeling meaningful life  0.433 
Q7Concentrate on daily activity  0.648 
Q11Accepting bodily appearance0.428 0.498 
Q19Self-satisfaction0.723   
Q26Negative feeling0.660   
Q20Satisfied with personal relationships   0.526
Q21Satisfaction with sex life   0.468
Q8Safe daily life  0.568 
Q9Physical environment 0.412 0.582
Q12Enough money to meet the needs 0.670  
Q13Availability of daily information 0.688  
Q14Opportunity for leisure activities 0.570  
Q23Satisfaction with living place 0.520  
Q24Satisfied with access to health services 0.462  
Q25Satisfaction with mode of transportation 0.653  
Variance explained (%)22.6210.537.357.04
Total variance explained (%)47.54