Table 2.
Cluster Rating Averages and Ranks for Factors That Affect AIE Health Care, by AIE and Professional Stakeholder Participants
| Impact on AIE health | Prevalence among AIEs | Changeability | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIE | Professional | AIE | Professional | AIE | Professional | AIE | Professional | |||||||
| Cluster theme (# in Figure 1) | Ratinga | Rank | Ratinga | Rank | Ratinga | Rank | Ratinga | Rank | Ratinga | Rank | Ratinga | Rank | Rank score | Rank score |
| Insecurity from Lack of Knowledge (#2) | 7.56 | 3 | 8.15 | 1 | 7.60 | 3 | 7.80 | 1 | 5.35 | 2 | 5.10 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Tribal/National Policy (#9) | 7.75 | 1 | 7.73 | 9 | 7.98 | 1 | 7.49 | 4 | 4.89 | 9 | 4.79 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| Accessibility and Transportation Barriers (#8) | 7.51 | 4 | 7.79 | 8 | 7.43 | 7 | 7.46 | 5 | 5.30 | 3 | 5.12 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| Provider Issues and Relationships (#5) | 7.72 | 2 | 7.86 | 7 | 7.53 | 5 | 7.35 | 7 | 4.98 | 7 | 5.07 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Health-Related Self-Efficacy (#7) | 7.20 | 8 | 8.17 | 2 | 7.47 | 6 | 7.73 | 2 | 5.47 | 1 | 5.20 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Family and Emotional Challenges (#6) | 7.17 | 9 | 7.95 | 5 | 7.83 | 2 | 7.54 | 3 | 5.23 | 4 | 4.52 | 9 | 15 | 17 |
| Limited Availability of Services (#3) | 7.50 | 5 | 8.15 | 3 | 7.57 | 4 | 7.31 | 9 | 4.91 | 8 | 4.76 | 8 | 17 | 20 |
| Difficulties Obtaining and Using Insurance (#1) | 7.28 | 7 | 7.93 | 6 | 7.36 | 8 | 7.34 | 8 | 5.12 | 5 | 4.92 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| Scheduling Challenges (#4) | 7.37 | 6 | 7.94 | 4 | 7.35 | 9 | 7.45 | 6 | 5.09 | 6 | 5.12 | 3 | 21 | 13 |
Note. AIE = American Indian elder.
aRatings were completed on a 10-point scale (1–10), with higher scores indicating more impact on AIE health, greater prevalence among AIEs, or easier changeability, respectively