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Table 2 The result of the confirmatory factor analysis

From: Relationships between structure, process and outcome to assess quality of integrated chronic disease management in a rural South African setting: applying a structural equation model

Constructs

Variables

Loading

Standard error

Structure

 

Availability of equipment (S1)

0.462a

0.038

 

Supply of critical medicines (S2)

0.994a

0.012

 

Accessibility of services (S4)

0.383a

0.041

Process

 

Attendance to patients’ needs (P2)

0.664a

0.035

 

Professionalism (P3)

0.758a

0.032

 

Friendliness (P4)

0.669a

0.035

 

Defaulter tracing (P7)

0.200

0.056

 

Prepacking of drugs (P9)

0.268

0.055

 

Time spent with nurses (P12)

0.074

0.056

 

Appointment system (P14)

0.163

0.053

Outcome

 

Coherence (O1)

0.310a

0.057

 

Competence (O3)

0.485a

0.053

 

Waiting time (O4)

0.229

0.058

 

Confidence (O5)

0.651a

0.054

  1. aVariables with factor loading ≥ 0.300