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Table 2 Items included in OxPIE scale including item-total correlation and percentage of missing values

From: People with limiting long-term conditions report poorer experiences and more problems with hospital care

Item

Item content

Item total correlations

Missing values

1.

Doctors’ answers to important questions not always clear

0.542

1.9%

2.

Nurses’ answers to important questions not always clear

0.568

1.6%

3.

Not easy to find someone to talk about worries and fears

0.590

2.1%

4.

Hospital staff sometimes gave conflicting information

0.484

2.0%

5.

Did not feel got enough emotional support from staff

0.604

1.9%

6.

Not always treated with respect and dignity

0.573

2.9%

7.

Not fully involved in decisions about care and treatment

0.563

2.3%

8.

Not fully involved in decisions about discharge

0.509

2.5%

9.

Not told who to contact if worried after discharge

0.347

4.4%

10.

Not told about danger signals to watch out for at home

0.512

3.7%

11.

Family/friends not given sufficient information

0.504

3.8%