Table 2.
Rotated factor loadings from exploratory factor analysis in the development cohort (N = 304)
| Items | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronbach’s Alpha | 0.897 | 0.811 | 0.821 |
| The care team helped me make a choice about my care when I had one. (Q12) | 0.742 | −0.029 | 0.056 |
| The care team kept my wishes at the center of my care. (Q14) | 0.737 | 0.012 | −0.025 |
| The care team helped me understand all of my options when I had a choice about my care. (Q11) | 0.722 | 0.070 | 0.025 |
| The care team respected me. (Q13) | 0.709 | 0.010 | −0.073 |
| The care team helped me understand what was important to me. (Q10) | 0.676 | −0.038 | 0.075 |
| I trusted my care team. (Q33) | 0.650 | 0.015 | −0.054 |
| The care team helped me determine which providers I needed to see. (Q15) | 0.634 | −0.113 | −0.008 |
| The care team spent the right amount of time with me. (Q17) | 0.630 | 0.075 | −0.034 |
| I received easy to understand information from the care team in response to my questions. (Q8) | 0.624 | 0.034 | 0.044 |
| The care team did everything they could to help with my problem or physical symptom. (Q31) | 0.613 | 0.042 | 0.076 |
| I was able to get in touch with someone on my care team when needed. (Q18) | 0.568 | 0.117 | −0.102 |
| I got appointments as soon as I needed them. (Q16) | 0.463 | −0.006 | 0.002 |
| The care team knew my personal circumstances or situation. (Q5) | 0.458 | 0.048 | 0.131 |
| The care team relied upon my ideas to manage my care. (Q4) | 0.403 | −0.117 | 0.122 |
| I had to repeat myself when telling the care team about my life. (Q3) | −0.035 | 0.750 | 0.033 |
| I had to repeat myself when telling the care team about my medical condition. (Q1) | −0.018 | 0.712 | −0.054 |
| I had to repeat myself when telling the care team about what was important to me. (Q2) | 0.137 | 0.702 | −0.081 |
| I had unanswered questions about how my illness affected my everyday life. (Q7) | −0.017 | 0.671 | 0.074 |
| I had unanswered questions about how my illness affected my health. (Q6) | −0.050 | 0.649 | 0.051 |
| I have good understanding of my goals of care. (Q28) | 0.003 | 0.062 | 0.841 |
| I know what I need to do as part of my goals of care. (Q29) | 0.013 | 0.012 | 0.807 |
| My goals of care include what is important to me. (Q27) | 0.051 | −0.044 | 0.648 |