Table 2

Factor structure and loadings of the MRB-QoL items

S. No.ItemsFactors
F1F2F3F4F5
1Organising medicine routines (RRC-1) 0.934 −0.056−0.018−0.083−0.026
2Keeping medicine record (RRC-2) 0.913 −0.007−0.053−0.069−0.046
3Routine-managing (RRC-3) 0.841 0.066−0.038−0.021−0.052
4Fitting medicine routines (RRC-4) 0.838 −0.0110.051−0.077−0.070
5Interference with daily activities (RRC-5) 0.705 0.0650.0820.1320.020
6Balancing-interference (RRC-6) 0.684 0.0490.0380.190−0.010
7Simplicity of medicine regimen (RRC-7) 0.671 0.0210.0530.095−0.110
8Medicine-instructions (RRC-8) 0.656 0.0570.0520.125−0.020
9Regimen-convenience (RRC-9) 0.651 0.030−0.0050.023−0.207
10Medicine and daily life schedules (RRC-10) 0.651 −0.0150.1070.171−0.024
11Medicine-package (RRC-11) 0.535 0.0500.0870.1310.141
12Long term-medicine (PsyB-1)−0.023 0.854 0.011−0.082−0.154
13Number of medicines (PsyB-2)0.080 0.832 −0.0660.1320.086
14Long term- impact (PsyB-3)−0.092 0.795 0.0540.043−0.067
15Medicine reminds health condition (PsyB-4)0.018 0.766 0.0170.002−0.109
16Medicine-interactions (PsyB-5)0.145 0.744 0.0240.1530.174
17Medicine-signifies problem (PsyB-6)0.021 0.614 0.184−0.119−0.176
18Sexual relationship (FRL-1)−0.075−0.125 0.913 0.093−0.053
19Sexual activity (FRL-2)−0.065−0.069 0.908 0.027−0.014
20Medicine and physical health (FRL-3)0.0520.205 0.670 −0.029−0.104
21Medicine and night-sleep (FRL-4)0.1010.104 0.658 0.0700.003
22Medicine and physical activities (FRL-5)0.0940.244 0.613 −0.0020.052
23Medicine- impact on work (FRL-6)0.2650.036 0.609 0.019−0.064
24Comfort and side effect (FRL-7)0.2590.226 0.533 −0.1040.025
25Respect and dignity (TR-1)0.005−0.0190.067 0.826 −0.085
26Decisions and considerations (TR-2)0.0120.1040.021 0.804 −0.088
27Decisions and engagement (TR-3)0.1080.0360.037 0.757 −0.049
28Lived experience with others (SB-1)0.0350.1480.0840.079 −0.720
29Public-perception (SB-2)0.1470.087−0.0090.097 −0.719
30People and stigma (SB-3)0.1930.0440.1390.113 −0.620
31Self-stigma (SB-4)0.1900.0270.0690.213 −0.576
Eigen value16.442.161.581.111.05
Variance explained53.056.975.103.613.39
  • Loadings >0.3 appear in bold. 

  • F1, Routine and Regimen Complexity (RRC); F2, Psychological Burden (PsyB); F3, Functional and Role Limitation (FRL); F4, Therapeutic Relationship (TR), F5, Social Burden (SB).

  • MRB-QoL, Medication-Related Burden Quality of Life.