Table 5.
Factor loading, Cronbach alpha and Percentage of variance explained emerged from the EFA
| Factors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Need to share free time | Need to be supported at the hospital | Need for practical support to family members | Need for daily errands | Need for emotional support | |||
| 25… shares his/her passions (e.g., sewing, board games, etc.) with me | 0.825 | 0.045 | 0.104 | − 0.086 | − 0.056 | ||
| 22… takes walks with me | 0.799 | 0.106 | − 0.058 | 0.115 | − 0.004 | ||
| 26… reads aloud to me | 0.792 | − 0.012 | 0.192 | − 0.123 | − 0.001 | ||
| 21… is available to speak by video calls | 0.774 | 0.073 | − 0.233 | 0.030 | 0.180 | ||
| 20… keeps me company at home after discharge | 0.717 | 0.006 | − 0.112 | 0.160 | 0.189 | ||
| 32… helps me to organise my free time | 0.680 | 0.166 | 0.099 | − 0.056 | 0.086 | ||
| 27… helps me with me with the household chores | 0.663 | − 0.064 | 0.150 | 0.182 | 0.010 | ||
| 15… takes me to cultural and recreational events | 0.657 | 0.067 | 0.200 | 0.203 | − 0.212 | ||
| 16… teaches me how to use laptop, tablet or smartphone | 0.596 | 0.047 | 0.191 | 0.154 | − 0.012 | ||
| 8… keeps me company at home | 0.572 | 0.026 | − 0.152 | 0.424 | 0.157 | ||
| 14… helps me with online activities when I’m at home (e.g., laptop, tablet or smartphone, communicate with other people, use technological platform, etc.) | 0.490 | 0.064 | 0.222 | 0.235 | − 0.021 | ||
| 17… makes me lunch when I’m not well | 0.484 | 0.098 | 0.325 | 0.131 | 0.052 | ||
| 30… comes with me to do grocery shopping | 0.478 | 0.073 | 0.106 | 0.318 | 0.093 | ||
| 29. keeps me company in the evenings | 0.461 | 0.169 | 0.124 | 0.194 | 0.179 | ||
| 11… suggests me who can help me economically | 0.314 | − 0.073 | 0.241 | 0.159 | 0.203 | ||
| 6… gives me information at the entrance of the hospital | − 0.179 | 0.945 | − 0.043 | 0.091 | − 0.087 | ||
| 23… greets me when I arrive at the hospital | 0.007 | 0.814 | 0.022 | − 0.015 | − 0.048 | ||
| 24… helps me understand my doctor’s directions better | 0.224 | 0.671 | 0.002 | − 0.069 | 0.111 | ||
| 31… helps me to understand my rights as a patient | 0.136 | 0.583 | 0.114 | 0.029 | 0.070 | ||
| 10… helps me to buy materials suggested by doctors (e.g., bras, colostomy bags, etc.) | 0.112 | 0.550 | 0.111 | 0.022 | 0.039 | ||
| 4… accompanies me to check ups or treatments when I am at the hospital | 0.055 | 0.410 | − 0.049 | 0.312 | 0.249 | ||
| 13… helps my relatives to orient themselves outside the hospital | 0.003 | 0.153 | 0.704 | 0.102 | 0.075 | ||
| 12… helps my relatives to find accommodation | 0.110 | 0.034 | 0.678 | 0.052 | 0.140 | ||
| 18… helps me to care for the children when I’m not well | 0.389 | 0.050 | 0.409 | 0.027 | 0.207 | ||
| 19… carries out little errands for my relatives when I can’t (e.g., go to the post office, grocery shopping, etc.) | 0.270 | 0.060 | 0.356 | 0.323 | 0.000 | ||
| 5… comes to my house and takes me to check ups or treatments | 0.033 | 0.125 | 0.012 | 0.682 | 0.173 | ||
| 3…. shop for groceries when I need it | 0.085 | 0.037 | 0.182 | 0.658 | 0.077 | ||
| 7… carries out little errands (e.g., to go to the post office or the pharmacy, to go and buy the newspaper, to take the dog for a walk, etc.) | 0.221 | 0.145 | 0.205 | 0.584 | − 0.063 | ||
| 2… encourages my relatives about my state of physical and psychological health when I can’t meet them | − 0.082 | − 0.090 | 0.121 | 0.138 | 0.696 | ||
| 28… gives me emotional support | 0.231 | 0.414 | 0.079 | − 0.241 | 0.475 | ||
| 1… keeps me company during hospitalisation | 0.069 | 0.260 | 0.073 | − 0.038 | 0.431 | ||
| 9… listens to me when I need it | 0.326 | 0.157 | − 0.181 | 0.131 | 0.395 | ||
| Cronbach Alpha | 0.969 | 0.881 | 0.857 | 0.892 | 0.751 | ||
| Percentage of variance explained | 52.41 | 6.28 | 3.17 | 2.96 | 2.20 | ||