Table 6.
Factor analysis of Depression Attitude Scale statements in GPs and psychiatrists - only attitude statement with at least one loading ≥ 40 or ≤ -40 for any of the factors are represented
| Statement | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Psych | GPs | Psych | GP | Psych | Psych | Psych | |
| A2 | 36 | 2 | -11 | 22 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 47* |
| A3 | 18 | -5 | -42* | -34 | -26 | 4 | -2 | 81* |
| A5 | 23 | 20 | -45* | 3 | 9 | 47* | 1 | 6 |
| A6 | 46* | 25 | 2 | 21 | 3 | -6 | 15 | 15 |
| A7 | 70* | 73* | -13 | 9 | -8 | -4 | -24 | 16 |
| A8 | 42* | 28 | 8 | 26 | -19 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| A9 | 8 | -7 | 47* | 56* | -25 | -17 | 0 | -10 |
| A10 | 49* | 36 | -5 | -10 | 29 | 40* | 5 | 4 |
| A14 | 20 | -15 | -19 | 8 | 44* | 74* | 8 | -9 |
| A15 | -2 | -6 | 48* | 63* | -23 | 8 | 1 | -3 |
| A16 | -3 | -17 | -7 | -10 | 55* | 50* | 1 | 9 |
| A17 | 15 | 16 | -32 | 16 | 9 | -3 | 85* | -1 |
| A18 | 6 | -1 | 40 | 12 | 7 | -12 | -55* | 7 |
| A19 | 18 | -9 | -17 | 40 | 23 | -3 | 43* | 12* |
| A20 | 30 | 22 | -32 | -17 | -28 | -17 | 6 | 44* |
GP, general practitioner; Psych, psychiatrist.
*Statement loading ≥ 40 or ≤ -40.
Shading indicates highest scoring statements in each factor solution common between GP and psychiatrists (for factors 1 to 3). This statement was then used to name the solution as it is representative of an underlying theme in the attitudes of the physicians surveyed.