Table 3.

Factor Loadings and Reliability Statistics

	Factor Loading	Corrected Item-Total Correlation Coefficient	Cronbach’s Alpha
Consultation			0.77
Do you get good training in how to use the equipment?	0.70	0.58
Are you greeted well when you arrive at the paediatric department?	0.65	0.50
Do you get good help choosing the right insulin dosage?	0.57	0.52
Are you involved in deciding what to follow up before the next consultation?	0.51	0.53
Does it seem that those working at the outpatient clinic understand what it’s like to be young and have diabetes?	0.50	0.49
Do you have enough time in the consultation with the doctor or nurse?	0.50	0.45
Are you involved in deciding what equipment to use?	0.48	0.46
Information on food and physical activity/exercise			0.82
Do you get good information and counselling on food intake?	0.97	0.69
Do you get good information and counselling on physical activity/exercise?	0.67	0.69
Nurse contact*			0.69
Do the nurses talk to you in a way you understand?	0.71	0.55
Does it seem like the nurses are knowledgeable about diabetes and diabetes care?	0.66	0.51
Do you feel safe raising difficult issues with the nurses?	0.64	0.51
Doctor contact*			0.75
Does the doctor talk to you in a way you understand?	0.76	0.62
Do you feel safe raising difficult issues with the doctor?	0.72	0.60
Does it seem like the doctor is knowledgeable about diabetes and diabetes care?	0.69	0.58
Outcome			–
Overall, has the follow-up at the outpatient clinic helped you with your diabetes?	–	–	–

Note: *Separate factor analysis for nurse contact and doctor contact.