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. 2018 Jul 23;15(7):1553. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071553

Table A1.

Factor analysis of the C-eHEALS with factor loading and item–total correlation results.

Item Factor Loading Communalities Item-Total Correlation α, If Item Deleted
1. I know what health resources are available on the Internet 1 0.744 0.730 0.949
2. I know where to find helpful health resources on the Internet 0.839 0.819 0.831 0.945
3. I know how to find helpful resources on the Internet 0.780 0.812 0.798 0.946
4. I know how to use the Internet to answer my questions about health 0.708 0.773 0.772 0.947
5. I know how to use the health information I find on the Internet to help me 0.703 0.785 0.777 0.947
6. I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the Internet 0.698 0.759 0.713 0.948
7. I can tell high quality health resources from low quality health resources on the Internet 0.635 0.665 0.622 0.952
8. I feel confident in using information from the Internet to make health decisions 0.638 0.707 0.681 0.950

Note: eigenvalue = 4.85; cumulative variance explained 75.81%.