Table 3.
Factor analysis of Patient-Centred Quality of Cancer Care Questionnaire in Spanish (PCQCCQ-S) (n=1809)
| Factors and items | Factor loadings | Communality | % of the total variance | Cronbach α |
|
F1: Timely care Waiting short length of time… |
10.8 | 0.79 | ||
| Q1: from the first visit with the general practitioner about cancer-related symptoms to getting screening tests | 0.87 | 0.75 | ||
| Q2: getting reference to a cancer doctor | 0.89 | 0.80 | ||
| Q3: getting confirmed cancer diagnosis | 0.60 | 0.49 | ||
|
F2: Clarity of the information The staff at the hospital… |
16.2 | 0.82 | ||
| Q4: talked to the patients in a way he/she could understand | 0.71 | 0.59 | ||
| Q5: provided the information about cancer that was easy to understand | 0.85 | 0.78 | ||
| Q6: provided clear information about cancer diagnosis | 0.84 | 0.71 | ||
|
F3: Information for treatment decision-making The doctors at the hospital explained… |
17.0 | 0.83 | ||
| Q7: all of the treatments that the patient could have | 0.55 | 0.53 | ||
| Q8: the consequences of not having treatment | 0.71 | 0.63 | ||
| Q9: the short-term side effects of each treatment option | 0.86 | 0.67 | ||
| Q10: the long-term side effects of each treatment option | 0.80 | 0.68 | ||
| Q11: how each treatment option might affect length of life | 0.86 | 0.71 | ||
|
F4: Addressing biopsychosocial needs The staff at the hospital helped to deal with… |
41.1 | 0.90 | ||
| Q12: being worried, upset or sad | 0.69 | 0.59 | ||
| Q13: spiritual needs | 0.81 | 0.68 | ||
| Q14: changes in personal relationship | 0.78 | 0.72 | ||
| The staff at the hospital provided information about… | ||||
| Q15: cancer and treatments to take home (eg, booklets, websites) | 0.57 | 0.48 | ||
| Q16: how to deal with day-to-day tasks (eg, childcare, housework) | 0.68 | 0.60 | ||
| Q17: whom to contact with questions about patients’ care | 0.62 | 0.48 | ||
| Q18: what could be done as leisure activities to feel well | 0.57 | 0.56 | ||
| Q19: available financial support for patients with cancer | 0.75 | 0.51 | ||
| Q20: how to organise transport to and from the hospital | 0.88 | 0.69 | ||
| Q21: get parking close to the hospital | 0.84 | 0.62 | ||
| Q22: find other patients with cancer to talk to about their cancer | 0.80 | 0.61 | ||
| The staff at the hospital provided information to patient family or friends… | ||||
| Q23: how to deal with being worried, upset or sad | 0.84 | 0.75 | ||
| Q24: how to find others in a similar situation to talk to | 0.89 | 0.74 | ||
|
F5: Respectful and coordinated care The staff at the hospital… |
11.4 | 0.73 | ||
| Q25: showed respect for me | 0.48 | 0.39 | ||
| Q26: treated patient as a person and not as a medical case | 0.66 | 0.61 | ||
| Q27: attended promptly to pain or discomfort | 0.63 | 0.46 | ||
| Q28: coordinated appointments so that the patient did not have to go to hospital more than necessary | 0.69 | 0.51 | ||
| After hospital treatment had ended staff at the hospital helped… | ||||
| Q29: with formalities to move back home | 0.77 | 0.50 | ||
| Q30: with formalities/necessary information to move to /follow-up in other hospitals/clinics | 0.65 | 0.40 | ||