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Table 3 Scale characteristics and (inter-)correlations of the 24-item person-centred care instrument

From: Validation of an instrument to assess informal caregivers’ perceptions about the delivery of patient-centred care to people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings

 

Cronbach’s α

Scale mean

(SD)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Patients’ preferences

0.82

4.31 (0.66)

        

2. Physical comfort

0.65

3.92 (0.80)

0.69***

       

3. Coordination of care

0.73

3.83 (0.79)

0.70***

0.71***

      

4. Emotional support

0.86

3.91 (0.96)

0.67***

0.66***

0.66***

     

5. Access to care

0.61

4.34 (0.72)

0.48***

0.45***

0.47***

0.46***

    

6. Continuity and transition

0.86

3.95 (0.89)

0.60***

0.60***

0.66***

0.60***

0.56***

   

7. Information and education

0.85

2.75 (1.30)

0.34***

0.39***

0.45***

0.34***

0.29***

0.47***

  

8. Family and friends

0.82

4.06 (0.86)

0.56***

0.55***

0.59***

0.66***

0.43***

0.54***

0.31***

 

9. Overall PCC

0.96a

3.88 (0.67)

0.81***

0.82***

0.84***

0.82***

0.67***

0.83***

0.64***

0.75***

  1. Notes: PCC, Person-centred care. ***p < 0.001 (two-tailed). Results are based on list-wise deletion of missing cases. a Composite reliability index based on the factor loadings of the first-order construct