Factor loadings for the BCTQ-A scale items.
| Items* | Factors | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| SSS-1 | Hand/wrist pain at night – severity | 0.642 | ||
| SSS-2 | Hand/wrist pain at night – wakening frequency | 0.565 | ||
| SSS-3 | Hand/wrist pain – daytime | 0.808 | ||
| SSS-4 | Hand/wrist pain – daytime, frequency | 0.800 | ||
| SSS-5 | Hand/wrist pain – daytime, duration | 0.525 | ||
| SSS-6 | Hand numbness – severity | 0.397 | ||
| SSS-7 | Hand weakness – severity | 0.415 | ||
| SSS-8 | Hand tingling – severity | 0.647 | ||
| SSS-9 | Hand numbness/tingling – night, severity | 0.920 | ||
| SSS-10 | Hand numbness/tingling – wakening, frequency | 0.635 | ||
| SSS-11 | Grasping small objects | 0.638 | ||
| FSS-1 | Writing | 0.698 | ||
| FSS-2 | Buttoning clothes | 0.579 | ||
| FSS-3 | Holding a book while reading | 0.785 | ||
| FSS-4 | Gripping a telephone handle | 0.596 | ||
| FSS-5 | Opening jars | 0.581 | ||
| FSS-6 | Household chores | 0.664 | ||
| FSS-7 | Carrying of grocery bags | 0.781 | ||
| FSS-8 | Bathing and dressing | 0.628 | ||
| Only factor loadings >0.3 were included in the table. *FSS - functional status scale, SSS - symptom severity scale | ||||