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

Table 6 Final exploratory factor analysis factor loadings for the T1 and T2 caregiver surveys

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	T1	0.62	0.17
Q37		T2	0.69	0.14
Q39	Home: Rate care from HC profs since home	T1	0.69	0.07
Q39	Home: Rate care from HC profs since home	T2	0.76	0.07
Q40	Overall, have HC profs been there as much as you needed?	T1	0.66	0.10
Q40	Overall, have HC profs been there as much as you needed?	T2	0.65	0.09
Caregiver Effort/Stress
CQ44	Home: How much effort for CG to care for patient?	T1	0.08	0.60
CQ44	Home: How much effort for CG to care for patient?	T2	0.08	0.72
CQ45	Home: How stressful for CG to care for patient?	T1	0.18	0.92
CQ45	Home: How stressful for CG to care for patient?	T2	0.14	0.78

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

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