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Factor Analysis of the Texas Functional Living Scale in an Outpatient Clinical Sample
Deborah A Lowe1, Christopher M Nguyen2, Christopher T Copeland1
1University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Objective:
Prior factor analysis of the Texas Functional Living Scale (TFLS), a performance-based measure of functional abilities, in a military veteran sample supported four factors discrepant from the published subscales. This study analyzed TFLS factor structure in a non-veteran clinical sample.
Method:
Two hundred seventy adult outpatients completed the TFLS during neuropsychological evaluation. Principal axis factor analysis with oblique promax rotation was conducted with age and education effects partialed out.
Results:
Parallel analysis indicated five factors for extraction that accounted for a combined 48% of the variance. The first factor independently explained 26% of the total variance. Inspection of factor loadings suggested the following factor interpretations: complex calculations/time, complex visual search, praxis, memory, and basic calculations/math concepts. Five items did not significantly load onto any of the factors.
Conclusions:
Current results did not entirely correspond to the published subscales or prior results in a veteran sample. Further clarification of the TFLS factor structure is warranted.
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