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Table 5 Exploratory factors loadings and explained variance after rotation for the PHQ-9 items

From: The validity and reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening depression in primary health care patients in Botswana

Factors

Rotation Sums of Squared Loadings

Factor Loadings

Eigen Values

% of Variance

Cumulative %

Cronbach’s Alpha

Factor 1

PHQ-1

0.611

3.456

38.394

38.394

0.749

PHQ-2

0.573

    

PHQ-6

0.722

    

PHQ-7

0.557

    

PHQ-8

0.542

    

PHQ-9

0.708

    

Factor 2

PHQ-3

0.689

1.006

11.173

49.567

0.615

PHQ-4

0.823

    

PHQ-5

0.623