Table 2.
Rotation matrix for the 12-factor structure of the 49-item QPP-PC, SI scale (n = 184)
| Items/Factors | Respect and empathy | Symptom relief | Information | Spiritual and existential | Meaning fullness | Participation | Planning and cooperation | Honesty | Relatives and friends | Exhaustion | Access to help, food and equipment | Continuity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help for: | ||||||||||||
| Pain | 0.332 | |||||||||||
| Nausea | 0.722 | |||||||||||
| Lack of appetite | 0.525 | |||||||||||
| Shortness of breath | 0.392 | |||||||||||
| Anxiety | 0.762 | |||||||||||
| Depression | 0.763 | |||||||||||
| Lack of sleep | 0.726 | |||||||||||
| Constipation/diarrhoea | 0.575 | |||||||||||
| Help for: | ||||||||||||
| Tiredness | 0.797 | |||||||||||
| Drowsiness | 0.774 | |||||||||||
| Waiting time | 0.574 | |||||||||||
| Food and drink | 0.484 | |||||||||||
| Apparatus and equipment | 0.522 | |||||||||||
| Doctors’ understanding | 0.664 | |||||||||||
| Nurses’ understanding | 0.698 | |||||||||||
| Other personnel’sa understanding | 0.494 | |||||||||||
| Doctors’ respect | 0.859 | |||||||||||
| Nurses’ respect | 0.837 | |||||||||||
| Other personnel’sa respect | 0.656 | |||||||||||
| Doctors gives honest answers | 0.512 | |||||||||||
| Nurses give honest answers | 0.664 | |||||||||||
| Other personnela give honest answers | 0.795 | |||||||||||
| Information care and treatment | 0.488 | |||||||||||
| Information on medication | 0.346 | |||||||||||
| Information on diagnosis | 0.652 | |||||||||||
| Information on prognosis | 0.681 | |||||||||||
| Information on self-care | 0.754 | |||||||||||
| Responsible doctor | 0.525 | |||||||||||
| Responsible nurse | 0.516 | |||||||||||
| Participation in medical care | 0.760 | |||||||||||
| Participation in nursing care | 0.767 | |||||||||||
| Participation in plan for care | 0.514 | |||||||||||
| Participation in place of care | 0.424 | |||||||||||
| Doctors give spiritual support | 0.876 | |||||||||||
| Nurses give spiritual support | 0.892 | |||||||||||
| Other personnela give spiritual support | 0.885 | |||||||||||
| Doctors support meaningfulness | 0.831 | |||||||||||
| Nurses support meaningfulness | 0.785 | |||||||||||
| Other personnela support meaningfulness | 0.718 | |||||||||||
| Relatives treated with respect | 0.775 | |||||||||||
| Relatives receiving support | 0.789 | |||||||||||
| Relatives’ participation in decisions about care | 0.705 | |||||||||||
| Same doctor | 0.748 | |||||||||||
| Same nurse | 0.481 | |||||||||||
| Individualized care | 0.400 | |||||||||||
| Planning medical care | 0.747 | |||||||||||
| Planning nursing care | 0.773 | |||||||||||
| Cooperative personnel | 0.764 | |||||||||||
| Cooperative services | 0.530 | |||||||||||
| Number of items | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Eigenvalue | 12.79 | 3.74 | 2.79 | 2.30 | 2.15 | 1.96 | 1.63 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 1.06 |
| Explained varianceb | 26.10 | 7.63 | 5.69 | 4.70 | 4.39 | 4.01 | 3.33 | 3.10 | 2.74 | 2.56 | 2.35 | 2.16 |
Extraction method: principal component analysis; rotation method; varimax with Kaiser normalization
aOther personnel: assistant nurses, priest, physiotherapist, occupational therapist or social worker
bExplained variance in percentage: total explained variance in percentage = 68.25 % (12 factors)