Development and psychometric properties of surveys to assess patient and family caregiver experience with care transitions

Table 5 Final exploratory factor analysis factor loadings for the patient survey

Outcome composite measures and items		Factor 1	Factor 2
Overall Quality of Transitional Care
Q37	Hospital: Rate hospital in preparing you for taking care of self/patient at home	0.24	0.63
Q39	Home: Rate care from HC professionals since home	0.20	0.85
Q40	Overall, have HC professionals been there as much as you needed?	0.17	0.67
Patient Overall Health
Q41	Rate physical health	0.76	0.26
Q42	Rate mental/emotional health	0.69	0.29
Q43	Rate sleep	0.59	0.17
Q44	Bodily pain	0.51	0.06
Q45	Carry out everyday physical activities	0.58	0.20

Notes: “Q”= the final patient survey item number when the item is on the patient survey only or both the patient and caregiver surveys. HC healthcare

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