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. 2023 Mar 31;11(6):256. doi: 10.21037/atm-23-888

Table 5. Factor loading matrix following varimax rotation.

Item Items Component
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ethics and morality 0.56 0.57 0.3 −0.18 −0.17
2 Professional values 0.61 −0.23 −0.12 0.28 0.33
3 Respect for patients 0.56 −0.51 0.12 −0.31 −0.24
4 Ability of self-regulation 0.39 0.14 0.1 −0.42 0.05
5 Respect for other health professionals 0.54 0.17 −0.46 −0.08 0.28
6 Basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine 0.33 0.36 0.18 0.06 0.22
7 Basic knowledge of traditional medicine 0.4 0 0.27 0.66 −0.04
8 Classical books of traditional Chinese medicine 0.69 −0.59 0.3 −0.11 −0.11
9 Other medical knowledge 0.59 0.08 −0.63 0.14 −0.39
10 Communicate effectively with others 0.37 −0.1 −0.14 −0.35 0.17
11 Solve problems with teamwork 0.64 −0.23 −0.14 0.21 0.36
12 Oral or written communication abilities 0.71 −0.59 0.33 −0.07 −0.08
13 Good job in health education 0.52 −0.03 0.1 −0.3 0.06
14 Diagnose and treat diseases with dialectical theory 0.56 −0.16 −0.13 0.01 0.15
15 Comprehensively diagnose disease with laboratory examinations 0.65 0.07 −0.04 0.22 −0.2
16 Chinese medicine skills such as acupuncture and massage 0.61 0.11 −0.64 0.08 −0.36
17 Rescue principles of Western medicine 0.48 0.23 −0.39 −0.1 0.29
18 Standardized treatment 0.37 0.56 0.25 0.17 0.09
19 Collect medical information using databases 0.43 0.02 0.33 0.68 −0.03
20 Diagnosis and treatment via networks 0.56 0.2 0.29 −0.34 0.1