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Table 3 Results of confirmatory factor analysis of the NCQ-C

From: Adaption and validation of Nijmegen continuity questionnaire to recognize the influencing factors of continuity of care for hypertensive patients in China

Item

Factor loading

Squared correlations

Standard Error of variance

Personal Continuity: general practitioner knows me

1 I know this care provider very well.

0.962

0.925

0.075

2 This care provider knows my medical history very well.

0.976

0.953

0.047

3 This care provider always remembers what he/she did during my last visit(s).

0.968

0.937

0.063

4 This care provider knows my family circumstances very well.

0.957

0.916

0.084

5 This care provider knows what I do in my day-to-day life very well.

0.941

0.885

0.115

Personal Continuity: general practitioner shows commitment

1 This care provider contacts me when necessary without me having to ask him/her to do so.

0.996

0.992

0.008

2 This care provider knows very well what I think is important when it comes to my care.

0.984

0.968

0.032

3 This care provider maintains enough contact with me when I am seen by other care providers.

0.976

0.953

0.047

Team/Cross-boundary Continuity related to Primary Care Providers

1 These primary care providers pass on information to each other very well.

0.996

0.992

0.008

2 These primary care providers work together very well.

0.985

0.970

0.030

3 The primary care given by these care providers is well-connected.

0.978

0.956

0.044

4 These primary care providers always know very well what the other care providers have done.

0.990

0.980

0.020

Personal Continuity: Specialist knows me

1 I know this care provider very well.

0.911

0.830

0.170

2 This care provider knows my medical history very well.

0.896

0.803

0.197

3 This care provider always remembers what he/she did during my last visit(s).

0.925

0.856

0.144

4 This care provider knows my family circumstances very well.

0.779

0.607

0.393

5 This care provider knows what I do in my day-to-day life very well.

0.793

0.629

0.371

Personal Continuity: Specialist shows commitment

1 This care providers contacts me when necessary without me having to ask him/her to do so.

0.998

0.996

0.004

2 This care providers knows very well what I think is important when it comes to my care.

0.991

0.982

0.018

3 This care providers maintains enough contact with me when I am seen by other care providers.

0.967

0.935

0.065

Team/Cross-boundary Continuity related to Hospital care providers

1 These hospital care providers pass on information to each other very well.

0.969

0.939

0.061

2 These hospital care providers work together very well.

0.925

0.856

0.144

3 The hospital care given by these care providers is well-connected.

0.935

0.874

0.126

4 These care providers always know very well what the other care providers have done.

0.960

0.922

0.078

Team/Cross-boundary Continuity between primary and hospital care providers

1 These care providers pass on information to each other very well.

0.967

0.935

0.065

2 These care providers work together very well.

0.951

0.904

0.096

3 The care given by these care providers is well-connected.

0.934

0.872

0.128

4 These care providers always know very well what the other care providers have done.

0.940

0.884

0.116

Model fit

 Chi-square / DF

2.656

 GFI

0.900

 CFI

0.982

 TLI

0.977

 RMSEA

0.061

 SRMR

0.005