Table 2.

Final four-factor solution after promax rotation on baseline data (n = 512)

PCOQ Item loadingsa,b		Health and wellbeing	Health knowledge and self-care	Confidence in health provision	Confidence in health plan	Uniqueness
Q1	Pain	0.58				0.71
Q2	Other physical symptoms	0.61				0.64
Q3	Depression	0.72				0.37
Q4	Stress	0.66				0.42
Q5	Enjoying life	0.85				0.32
Q6	Able to do normal activities	0.84				0.37
Q7	Health concerns	0.72				0.37
Q8	Concerns about serious illness	0.47				0.66
Q9	Confidence clinicians will listen			0.90		0.20
Q10	Confidence clinicians will help			0.95		0.15
Q11	Confidence in clinicians’ expertise			0.89		0.25
Q12	Confident clinicians would spot serious illness			0.83		0.29
Q13	Can trust clinicians			0.88		0.19
Q14	Confidence in obtaining good health care when needed			0.78		0.31
Q15	Can prevent health problems		0.77			0.40
Q16	Can stay healthy		0.74			0.45
Q17	Understand illness		0.81			0.34
Q18	Can manage symptoms		0.77			0.32
Q19	Have support to manage in life				0.47	0.54
Q20	Have support to deal with worry				0.49	0.52
Q21	Dealing with cause of illness				0.80	0.30
Q22	On the right path				0.76	0.34
Q23	Adherence to medication				0.48	0.77
Q24	Adherence to lifestyle				0.58	0.72

^aLoadings <0.3 have not been shown.

^bSee Primary Care Outcomes Questionnaire for full questions: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/resources/pcoq/.