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Table 4 Factor analysis with Principal Component Analysis and a 3-factor solution with 29 items assessing experiences from the acute and rehabilitation departments

From: The family experiences of in-hospital care questionnaire in severe traumatic brain injury (FECQ-TBI): a validation study

 

Factor loadingsa

Items

1:

Rehabilitation

Organization, cooperation, competence, stability

2:

Acute

Organization and Information

3: Rehabilitation

Information and Involvement

Re: Fixed group nurses

.89

  

Re: Care and rehabilitation well planned

.79

  

Re: Staff collaboration

.78

  

Re: Fixed group other therapists

.77

  

Re: One doctor mainly responsible

.75

  

Re: Staff committed themselves to patient

.74

  

Re: Had a fixed rehabilitation contact-person

.74

  

Re: Felt assure regarding necessary care and rehabilitation

.73

  

Re: Staff provided coordinated information

.62

  

Re: Staff seemed professionally competent

.61

  

Re: Adequate explanation about the purpose of the rehabilitative care

.55

  

Re: Staff provided assistance with the patient

.47

  

Re: Thoughtfulness, care for the patient

.45

 

.44 b

Ac: Thoughtfulness, care for the patient

 

.88

 

Ac: Staff collaboration

 

.86

 

Ac: Staff gave understandable information

 

.85

 

Ac: Fixed group nurses

 

.83

 

Ac: Staff seemed professionally competent

 

.83

 

Ac: Care and rehabilitation well planned

 

.82

 

Ac: Information tests and examinations

 

.81

 

Ac: Staff took account of family situation

 

.72

.45 b

Ac: Thoughtfulness, care for the relative

 

.71

.46 b

Ac: Staff interested in your opinions

 

.62

.55 b

Re: Staff took account of family situation

  

.87

Re: Thoughtfulness, care for the relative

  

.85

Re: Staff interested in your opinions

  

.79

Re: Informed what you could contribute with

  

.79

Re: Staff gave understandable information

  

.75

Re: Staff informed about rights (vocational opportunities, pensions, insurance, support)

  

.54

Cumulative % of Variance explained

49.47

64.77

71.09

Cronbach’s alpha

.95

.94

.93

Component correlation 1:

   

 2:

.33

  

 3:

.57

.49

 
  1. Ac Items assessing the acute phase (intensive care unit or a surgical department)
  2. Re Items assessing the inpatient rehabilitation phase
  3. aFactor loadings < 0.4 are suppressed
  4. bRemoved from the final scale