Table 5.
Loevinger’s scalability coefficients (H) for the 23-item and 21-item VCCQ (virtual care climate questionnaire) in Study 1 (N=230) and the 23-item and 19-item VCCQ in Study 2 (N=228).
| No. | Description | Study 1 | Study 2 | ||
| 23-item | 21-item | 23-item | 19-item | ||
| Hi(SE)a | Hi(SE) | Hi(SE) | Hi(SE) | ||
| 1 | VCCQ_choice | 0.563 (0.043) | 0.627 (0.045) | 0.333 (0.037) | 0.409 (0.042)b |
| 2 | VCCQ_understood | 0.599 (0.034) | 0.665 (0.035) | 0.429 (0.028) | 0.519 (0.031)b |
| 3 | VCCQ_honest | 0.493 (0.047) | 0.555 (0.050) | 0.096 (0.045) | Excluded |
| 4 | VCCQ_confidence | 0.604 (0.033) | 0.659 (0.035) | 0.366 (0.034) | 0.431 (0.038) |
| 5 | VCCQ_judgment | 0.596 (0.036) | 0.667 (0.037) | 0.345 (0.035) | 0.434 (0.039)b |
| 6 | VCCQ_knowledge | 0.620 (0.032) | 0.688 (0.032)b | 0.394 (0.035) | 0.463 (0.040) |
| 7 | VCCQ_answers | 0.607 (0.031) | 0.671 (0.032) | 0.402 (0.033) | 0.462 (0.037) |
| 8 | VCCQ_trust | 0.615 (0.035) | 0.686 (0.035) | 0.402 (0.031) | 0.479 (0.035) |
| 9 | VCCQ_questions | 0.643 (0.029) | 0.713 (0.029) | 0.412 (0.032) | 0.488 (0.035) |
| 10 | VCCQ_input | 0.622 (0.032) | 0.681 (0.033) | 0.392 (0.036) | 0.471 (0.040) |
| 11 | VCCQ_emotions | 0.594 (0.034) | 0.662 (0.034) | 0.412 (0.032) | 0.492 (0.035) |
| 12 | VCCQ_care | 0.638 (0.028) | 0.707 (0.028) | 0.399 (0.033) | 0.480 (0.037) |
| 13 | VCCQ_communication | −0.011 (0.075) | Excluded | −0.043 (0.053) | Excluded |
| 14 | VCCQ_see | 0.604 (0.034) | 0.651 (0.037) | 0.398 (0.034) | 0.478 (0.038) |
| 15 | VCCQ_feelings | 0.560 (0.036) | 0.610 (0.038) | 0.270 (0.039) | 0.320 (0.045) |
| 16 | VCCQ_stimulant | 0.596 (0.037) | 0.649 (0.040) | 0.321 (0.039) | 0.381 (0.045) |
| 17 | VCCQ_feedback | 0.626 (0.035) | 0.685 (0.036) | 0.360 (0.040) | 0.406 (0.046)b |
| 18 | VCCQ_steering | 0.511 (0.054) | 0.548 (0.059) | 0.151 (0.051) | Excluded |
| 19 | VCCQ_effective | 0.638 (0.032) | 0.691 (0.035) | 0.406 (0.035) | 0.473 (0.040) |
| 20 | VCCQ_way | 0.654 (0.028) | 0.719 (0.029) | 0.402 (0.036) | 0.486 (0.039) |
| 21 | VCCQ_idea | 0.576 (0.040) | 0.648 (0.041) | 0.318 (0.041) | 0.363 (0.045) |
| 22 | VCCQ_use | 0.610 (0.042) | 0.678 (0.045) | 0.353 (0.038) | 0.417 (0.043) |
| 23 | VCCQ_must | 0.195 (0.077) | Excluded | −0.003 (0.054) | Excluded |
| Scale | H (SE) | H (SE) | H (SE) | H (SE) | |
| VCCQ | 0.547 (0.029) | 0.660 (0.029) | 0.321 (0.027) | 0.445 (0.030) | |
aSE: standard error.
bItem was excluded based on violation of the IIO assumption.