Table 3 Factor loadings and reliability statistics
Factor loadings | Corrected item-total correlation | Cronbach’s alpha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Consultation | 0.90 | |||
16 | Is it clear to you and your child what should be followed up before the next consultation? | 0.91 | 0.78 | |
17 | Are you and your child involved in deciding what to follow up before the next consultation? | 0.90 | 0.72 | |
15 | In your opinion, do the issues addressed in the consultation meet your child’s needs? | 0.85 | 0.76 | |
18 | Are your views as a parent taken seriously? | 0.80 | 0.75 | |
20 | Are you given satisfactory information and guidance on how to follow up on your child’s diabetes treatment? | 0.61 | 0.73 | |
6 | Do you think the person providing the consultation is well prepared? | 0.52 | 0.68 | |
Organisation | 0.71 | |||
2 | Do you think you spend a lot of time waiting at the paediatric department? | 0.64 | 0.40 | |
3 | Do you find the waiting room satisfactory? | 0.61 | 0.42 | |
4 | Do you think the paediatric department is well organised? | 0.59 | 0.57 | |
1 | Are you welcomed in a satisfactory manner when you arrive at the paediatric department? | 0.57 | 0.55 | |
29 | Is it easy to make contact with the paediatric department outside of appointments? | 0.42 | 0.47 | |
Equipment | 0.79 | |||
24 | Do you receive satisfactory information from the paediatric department on what equipment is available? | 0.86 | 0.71 | |
26 | In your opinion, does your child have satisfactory access to the best possible equipment? | 0.81 | 0.60 | |
25 | Do you and your child receive good training in managing the equipment? | 0.55 | 0.62 | |
Nurse contacta | 0.73 | |||
10 | Do you think the nurses are concerned about and care for your child? | 0.78 | 0.59 | |
9 | Do you think the nurses are knowledgeable about diabetes and diabetes care? | 0.69 | 0.53 | |
8 | Do you and your child have sufficient time for contact with the nurses? | 0.60 | 0.53 | |
7 | Do you and your child meet the same nurses every time you visit the paediatric department? | 0.49 | 0.44 | |
Doctor contacta | 0.79 | |||
14 | Do you think the doctor is concerned about and cares for your child? | 0.79 | 0.65 | |
13 | Do you think the doctor is knowledgeable about diabetes and diabetes care? | 0.73 | 0.62 | |
12 | Do you and your child have sufficient time for contact with the doctor? | 0.69 | 0.61 | |
11 | Do you and your child meet the same doctor every time you visit the paediatric department? | 0.61 | 0.54 | |
Outcomea | 0.89 | |||
33 | Does the follow up at the paediatric department make you and your child more capable of having a good life with diabetes? | 0.84 | 0.78 | |
32 | Do you, as a parent, benefit from visiting the paediatric department? | 0.80 | 0.75 | |
34 | All in all, how dissatisfied or satisfied are you with the way in which the paediatric department has followed up your child and the diabetes treatment? | 0.80 | 0.74 | |
35 | All in all, how dissatisfied or satisfied are you with the way in which the paediatric department has attended to you as a guardian? | 0.74 | 0.69 | |
31 | Do you think that your child benefits from visiting the paediatric department? | 0.74 | 0.69 | |