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. 2013 May 16;108(10):1949–1956. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.182

Table 3. Principal components analyses: factor loadings for barriers to obtaining cancer information.

 
Factors
Please tell us whether each of the following issues was a large problem, a small problem, or no problem at all in finding or getting the information you wanted about your cancer Information Access Barriers Information Utilization Barriers
I did not have enough access to the Internet
0.928
 
I did not have enough access to a computer
0.920
 
Difficulties in using a computer
0.867
 
Difficulties using an on-line search tool or software
0.860
 
There was no way to tell if information was accurate
 
0.876
There was no way to tell if information was up-to-date
 
0.855
There was no way to tell if information was relevant to my situation
 
0.804
There was too much information
 
0.682
The available information used too many technical terms   0.584

Note: Factor loadings for a promax oblique rotation. We presented factor loadings, all of which were>0.4.