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Table 7 Factor Analysis Results

From: Improving evidence-based grouping of transitional care strategies in hospital implementation using statistical tools and expert review

 

Factor Loadings

TC Strategies from Patient Survey

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

Plain Language Communication at the Hospital

0.47**

0.19

− 0.09

0.22*

0.00

Promote Trust at Hospital

0.69**

−0.06

0.03

0.09

0.06

Teach Back for Information and Skills a

0.32**

0.36**

−0.17

0.24*

−0.05

Follow-Up Appointment a

0.09

0.00

0.08

0.47**

0.04

Helpful Health Care Contact

0.02

0.06

0.15

0.18

0.46**

Post-Discharge Care Consultation a

0.24*

0.32**

−0.15

0.31**

0.06

Referral to Community Services a

0.01

0.01

−0.11

−0.04

0.27*

Symptom Management

−0.02

0.65**

0.06

0.05

0.10

Home Visit Received a

−0.04

0.02

0.46**

0.08

−0.10

Plain Language Communication at Home

0.07

0.48**

0.45**

−0.14

0.19

Promote Trust at Home

0.35**

0.27*

0.49**

−0.23*

0.20*

TC Strategies from Hospital Survey

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

Identify High-Risk Patients and Intervene

0.82**

0.08

−0.02

0.11

0.01

Interdisciplinary Approach

0.33**

−0.14

0.57**

−0.01

−0.01

Language Assessment

0.12

0.75**

−0.15

−0.04

− 0.12

Medication Reconciliation

0.12

0.03

−0.19

−0.52**

− 0.07

Patient/Family Caregiver TC Needs Assessment

0.47**

0.11

0.09

−0.06

−0.17

Patient Goal/Preference Assessment

0.31**

−0.11

0.09

0.46**

0.21*

Plain Language at Hospital

−0.07

0.05

−0.22*

0.58**

−0.19

Standardized Protocols

−0.13

0.11

0.03

−0.20*

0.65**

Teach Back for Information and Skills

0.00

−0.64**

0.03

0.46**

−0.08

Transition Team

−0.05

0.00

0.76**

0.06

0.12

Transition Summary for Patients/Family Caregivers

0.10

0.04

−0.05

0.09

0.58**

Follow-up Appointment

0.05

0.55**

0.01

0.12

0.26*

Post-Discharge Care Consultation

−0.06

−0.32**

−0.16

0.08

0.34**

Referral to Community Services

−0.16

0.29*

0.11

0.26*

−0.05

Timely Exchange of Patient Information Among Providers

0.59**

−0.06

−0.02

− 0.33**

0.18

Home Visits

−0.05

0.02

0.61**

−0.05

−0.18

  1. * > 0.20 ** > 0.30
  2. Note: Although > 0.40 is standard threshold to indicate strong factor loadings, we lowered ours to 0.20 to ensure that each strategy was included in a TC group
  3. a These 5 TC strategies were measured from both the patient survey and the hospital survey. The final model used the hospital TC implementation survey as the source for these 5 strategies
  4. b Plain language communication was measured from both the hospital and patient survey; the patient survey data were ultimately used in the final model