Table 3.
Measurement invariance for the modified version of the Flemish Patient Survey.
| Patient Characteristics | Scalar Invariance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RMSEA | CFI | TLI | |
| Gender | 0.062 | 0.975 | 0.976 |
| Age | 0.068 | 0.972 | 0.970 |
| Health status | 0.060 | 0.974 | 0.974 |
| Education | 0.060 | 0.977 | 0.977 |
| Type of ward | 0.062 | 0.973 | 0.973 |
| Measurement occasion | 0.064 | 0.975 | 0.974 |
| Survey mode | 0.062 | 0.977 | 0.975 |
RMSEA = Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; TLI = Tucker-Lewis Index; CFI = Comparative Fit Index. Data are from 2013 to 2014 for 22,143 patients in 37 Flemish hospitals. Following groups were included: gender (female, male), age (18–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75–84, 85+), health status (poor, fair, good, excellent), education (lower education, secondary education, higher, non-university education, university education), type of ward (surgical, medical, maternity, specialty service, geriatrics), measurement occasion (13 hospitals and 3206 patients in June 2013, 21 hospitals and 6146 patients in October 2013, 25 hospitals and 12,791 patients in March 2014), survey mode (paper, electronic).