Care Burden and Coping Strategies among Caregivers of Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Method Study

Table 5

Five-factor loading of items in the coping strategy (F-COPES) assessment scale (n = 113).

F-COPES items		Factor loadings
		1	2	3	4	5
C1	Sharing our difficulties with relatives	0.102	−0.130	0.730	0.071	−0.016
C2	Seeking encouragement and support from friends	0.145	0.235	0.484	−0.342	−0.299
C3	Knowing we have the power to solve major problems	0.742	−0.009	−0.046	0.099	0.088
C4	Seeking information and advice from persons in other families who have faced the same or similar problems	0.129	0.272	0.426	−0.148	0.063
C5	Seeking advice from relatives (grandparents, etc.)	0.020	−0.129	0.671	0.177	0.185
C6	Seeking assistance from community agencies and programs designed to help families in our situation	0.084	−0.091	0.196	−0.142	0.442
C7	Knowing we have the strength within our family to solve our problems	0.812	0.033	−0.126	0.052	0.077
C8	Receiving gifts and favours from neighbours	0.175	0.831	0.026	0.016	0.092
C9	Seeking information and advice from the family doctor	0.265	0.100	0.094	−0.109	0.548
C10	Asking neighbours for favours and assistance	0.017	0.859	0.082	0.083	0.048
C11	Facing the problem head-on and trying to get the solution right away	0.497	0.409	0.089	0.230	0.034
C12	Watching T.V.	0.643	−0.017	0.322	−0.037	−0.066
C13	Showing that we are strong	0.737	−0.059	0.137	0.334	−0.226
C14	Attending church services	0.078	−0.022	−0.127	−0.266	0.069
C15	Accepting stressful events as a fact of life	−0.083	0.305	−0.063	0.418	−0.580
C16	Sharing concerns with close friends	−0.215	0.305	0.541	−0.197	−0.277
C17	Knowing luck plays a big part in how well we can solve family problems	−0.120	−0.085	−0.107	−0.713	0.145
C18	Accepting that difficulties occur unexpectedly	−0.007	0.245	0.065	0.120	−0.717
C19	Doing things with relatives (get-togethers, dinners, etc.)	0.216	0.143	0.535	0.142	0.111
C20	Seeking professional counselling and help for family difficulties	−0.104	0.074	0.017	−0.125	0.551
C21	Believing we can handle our problems	0.672	−0.075	0.049	−0.120	0.072
C22	Participating in church activities	−0.003	−0.168	0.199	0.454	0.029
C23	Defining the family problem more positively so that we do not become too discouraged	0.378	0.120	−0.051	0.632	−0.103
C24	Asking relatives how they feel about the problems we face	−0.135	0.141	0.526	0.244	0.010
C25	Feeling that no matter what we do to prepare, we will have difficulty handling problems	0.105	0.170	−0.115	0.592	−0.025
C26	Seeking advice from a minister	−0.062	0.110	−0.103	0.271	0.526
C27	Believing if we wait long enough, the problem will go away	−0.220	0.480	−0.046	0.311	−0.107
C28	Sharing problems with neighbours	−0.251	0.614	0.272	−0.025	−0.216
C29	Having faith in God	0.183	−0.089	0.036	−0.089	−0.214