Table 5 Factor analysis of utilization items
From: General Practitioners' preferences and use of educational media: a German perspective
| Â | Resulting scales with factor loadings | Item Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Items on utilization of educational resources | Intrinsic motivation | Collegial & interactive | Extrinsic motivation | (Range: 0–2) |
1. Internet | 0.74 | Â | Â | 0.9 (0.8) |
2. Books | 0.51 | Â | Â | 1.4 (0.6) |
3. Journals | 0.39 | 0.66 | Â | 1.6 (0.5) |
4. Quality Circles | -0.36 | 0.63 | Â | 1.8 (0.5) |
5. Colleagues | Â | 0.61 | Â | 1.6 (0.6) |
6. University representatives | Â | Â | 0.68 | 0.6 (0.6) |
7. Conferences | 0.31 | Â | 0.62 | 1.4 (0.6) |
8. Pharmaceutical representatives | 0.32 | Â | 0.59 | 0.9 (0.7) |