Table 1.

Reliability and validity of the latent constructs.

Construct	Cronbach α (>.70a)	Composite reliability (>0.70a)		AVEb (>0.50c)
		ρ a	ρ c
Mental health (PHQ-4d)	.88	0.89	0.88	0.65
Social isolation	.89	0.90	0.89	0.63
Poor physician-patient communication	.92	0.92	0.92	0.61
Negative self-perception	.72	0.72	0.72	0.57

^aAdequate fit.

^bAVE: average variance extracted.

^cAcceptable fit.

^dPHQ-4: 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire.