Table 4.
Exploratory Factor Analysis with Varimax Rotation for Physician Ratings of the Physician Attitudes and Intention to Telemedicine (PAIT) Questionnaire to 198 Swedish Primary Care Physicians. Extraction Sums of Squared Factor Loadings in % of Total Variance
| Items in Factor | Factor I: Attitudes to Chronic Disease Monitoring with Digital Tools (n=151) | Factor II: Attitudes to Using Digital Tools (n=189) | Factor III: Behavioral Intention to Using Digital Tools (n=182) | Factor IV: Subjective Norms to Using Digital Tools (n=176) | Factor V: Attitudes to Using Video (n=169) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13a. Monitoring chronic disease with digital tools is: Harmful/Beneficial | 0.88 | 0.25 | 0.09 | −0.08 | 0.27 |
| 13b. Monitoring chronic disease with digital tools is: Bad/Good | 0.87 | 0.26 | 0.11 | −0.10 | 0.28 |
| 13c. Monitoring chronic disease with digital tools is (for me): Pleasant /Unpleasant | 0.78 | 0.26 | 0.05 | −0.03 | 0.17 |
| 13d. Monitoring chronic disease with digital tools is: Worthless /Useful | 0.89 | 0.23 | 0.09 | −0.10 | 0.27 |
| 14. If the possibility existed, I would use digital tools for monitoring chronic diseases, as diabetes, to a larger extent | 0.80 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Eigenvalue Factor I | 11 | ||||
| Variance explained by Factor I | 38% | ||||
| Cronbach’s alpha Factor I | 0.95 | ||||
| 3a. The use of digital contacts as e-mail, chat or text messages in patient care is: Harmful/Beneficial | 0.26 | 0.81 | 0.16 | −0.15 | 0.24 |
| 3b. The use of digital contacts is: Bad/Good | 0.23 | 0.84 | 0.24 | −0.15 | 0.18 |
| 3c. The use of digital contacts is (for me): Pleasant /Unpleasant | 0.18 | 0.74 | 0.33 | −0.16 | 0.10 |
| 3d. The use of digital contacts is: Worthless /Useful | 0.23 | 0.78 | 0.24 | −0.22 | 0.20 |
| Eigenvalue Factor II | 3.7 | ||||
| Variance explained by Factor II | 13% | ||||
| Cronbach’s alpha Factor II | 0.94 | ||||
| 5. If the possibility existed, I would use digital contacts in patient care to a larger extent. | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.74 | −0.11 | 0.27 |
| 10. I intend to use digital contacts in patient care to a larger extent, if it is clinically adequate for the patients | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.83 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| 11. I want to use digital contacts in patient care … to | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.88 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| 19. I intend to use digital tools for monitoring chronic diseases in patient care to a larger extent, if it is clinically adequate for the patients. | 0.59 | 0.05 | 0.66 | −0.04 | 0.05 |
| 20. I want to use digital tools for monitoring chronic diseases. … | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.64 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Eigenvalue Factor III | 2.4 | ||||
| Variance explained by Factor III | 8% | ||||
| Cronbach’s alpha Factor III | 0.92 | ||||
| 8. It is expected of me to use digital contacts in patient care. | −0.05 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.78 | 0.16 |
| 9. I feel under social pressure to use digital contacts in patient care. | 0.02 | −0.10 | 0.03 | 0.82 | −0.28 |
| 17. It is expected of me to use digital tools for monitoring chronic diseases in patient care. | −0.10 | −0.24 | 0.09 | 0.84 | 0.05 |
| 18. I feel under social pressure to use digital tools for monitoring chronic diseases in patient care. | −0.06 | −0.21 | 0.09 | 0.84 | −0.07 |
| Eigen value Factor IV | 2.0 | ||||
| Variance explained by Factor IV | 7% | ||||
| Cronbach’s alpha Factor IV | 0.88 | ||||
| 4a. The use of digital contacts as video consultation in patient care is: Harmful/Beneficial | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.31 | −0.09 | 0.69 |
| 4b. … Digital contacts as video consultation is (for me): Bad/Good | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.31 | −0.06 | 0.72 |
| 4c. … Digital contacts as video consultation is (for me): Pleasant /Unpleasant | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.38 | −0.07 | 0.54 |
| 4d. … Digital contacts as video consultation … Worthless /Useful | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.23 | −0.15 | 0.71 |
| 35. I do need more information, knowledge, and training of using digital tools in primary care. | 0.24 | −0.00 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.60 |
| Eigenvalue Factor V | 1.6 | ||||
| Variance explained by Factor V | 6% | ||||
| Cronbach’s alpha Factor V | 0.94 | ||||
| Cumulative variance explained (factors I–V): | 72% | ||||
| Cronbach’s alpha (factors I–V) | 0.91 |