Items are grouped into four domains (breathlessness: five items, mood: five items, social: seven items, concerns: three items).
This self-report questionnaire consists of 57 items concerning eight types of chronic stress (work overload, social work overload, overextended at work, lack of social recognition, work discontent, social tension, pressure to succeed, social isolation).
Findings concerning the four items on this in the survey are represented in Table 5. Findings indicate that children with DS experience more difficulty as the words or phrases get longer and more complex.
The items concerning image and two items of attitude loaded together on Factor 1.
Data concerning the last two items were derived from the surveys.
At that meeting Tyson began by sharing concerns about two items not on the agenda: a large client's credit portfolio and an upturn in expenses.
Friedman said she was concerned how the two items could be handled separately, as the proposed changes are linked to the shortened permit renewal.
Six dimensions were then selected and named, based on the content of the items: concern about treatment (five items), concern about disease (two items), satisfaction with patient-clinician relationship (five items), positive beliefs (three items), treatment convenience (three items) and self-declared compliance (three items).
The new structure obtained with the PCA included six dimensions: concern about treatment (five items); concern about disease (two items); satisfaction with patient-clinician relationship (five items); positive beliefs (three items); treatment convenience (three items); and self-declared compliance (three items).
This loaded positively on all nine items other than the two items concerning self harm or suicide.
Those that did not predict length of stay were the two items concerning suicide and TS7 'preventing access'.
