| In the past year, how often have you done regularly the following activities for your arthritis? (By ‘regularly’ we mean roughly once a month) |  | ||||||
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Factors* | F1* | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | |
Sc-1 | Exercised (including water exercise) | .919 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-6 | Replaced higher-intense exercises with lower-intense options, in the case of having a mild pain after exercise | −.905 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sc-5 | Stopped exercise when having severe joint pains after exercise | −.891 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sc-2 | Exercised weekly with moderate intensity | .850 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-4 | Balanced between rest and exercise periods, if needed | −.841 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sc-3 | Exercised daily with moderate intensity | .792 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-21 | Changed the dosage of your drugs or the time of taking them without informing your physician | Â | .893 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-19 | Taken your drugs regularly and based on your prescription | Â | .882 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-20 | Visited your physician regularly | Â | .814 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-18 | Used relaxation methods such as meditation | Â | Â | .777 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-17 | Used methods to help control stress | Â | Â | .637 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-27 | Used larger joints instead of smaller joints (e.g. pushing in a table by the hip joint instead of wrist joint) | Â | Â | .619 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-26 | Taken supplements containing fish oil or omega-3 without consulting your physician |  |  | −.468 |  |  |  |  |
Sc-13 | Avoided certain foods | Â | Â | Â | .742 | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-14 | Used massage | Â | Â | Â | .620 | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-12 | Taken food supplements, vitamins, or eaten special foods | Â | Â | .327 | .508 | Â | Â | Â |
Sc-9 | Used joint protection, bracing, or splinting | Â | Â | Â | .496 | Â | .369 | Â |
Sc-10 | Rested | Â | Â | Â | Â | .734 | Â | Â |
Sc-11 | Adjusted your daily routine or work schedule | Â | Â | .307 | Â | .660 | Â | Â |
Sc-16 | Talked with persons who are sympathetic | Â | Â | Â | Â | .610 | Â | Â |
Sc-7 | Used a heated pool, tub, or shower | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .696 | Â |
Sc-8 | Applied heat to parts of your body | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .675 | Â |
Sc-25 | Used some facilities (like handles, armchair and so on) in toilet, bed room and bathroom to ease the processes of sitting down, standing up and walking. | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .389 | Â |
Sc-23 | Used substances, like opium, to control pain. | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .803 |
Sc-22 | Smoked cigarette or hookah | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .737 |
 | Initial Eigenvalues | 5.51 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.07 |
Rotation sums of squares | 4.71 | 2.47 | 2.02 | 1.88 | 1.69 | 1.56 | 1.26 | |
Percent of variance explained | 22.05 | 10.74 | 10.24 | 5.45 | 4.97 | 4.74 | 4.28 | |
Cronbach α | .533 | .85 | .66 | .60 | .67 | .68 | .29 | |
ICC (95% CI) | .75 (.72–.78) | .84 (.81–.88) | .86 (.82–.9) | .83 (.79–.86) | .81 (.78–.84) | .89 (.86–.92) | .91 (.89–.94) |