Table 2.
Explorative factor analysis and internal consistency of SCCS-Pl (n = 343)
| Items of SCCS (*) | Factors, items loading | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | Factor 5 | |
| Item 1 | 0.650 | 0.338 | |||
| Item 2 | 0.624 | ||||
| Item 3 | 0.767 | ||||
| Item 4 | 0.596 | ||||
| Item 7 | 0.468 | ||||
| Item 8 | 0.496 | ||||
| Item 9 | 0.628 | ||||
| Item 10 | 0.715 | ||||
| Item 11 | 0.764 | ||||
| Item 12 | 0.699 | ||||
| Item 13 | 0.495 | 0.392 | |||
| Item 14 | 0.707 | ||||
| Item 15 | 0.776 | ||||
| Item 16 | 0.636 | ||||
| Item 17 | 0.517 | ||||
| Item 5 | 0.352 | 0.607 | |||
| Item 6 | 0.362 | 0.567 | |||
| Item 18 | 0.567 | ||||
| Item 19 | 0.441 | 0.534 | |||
| Item 20 | 0.487 | 0.524 | |||
| Item 21 | 0.423 | 0.447 | |||
| Item 22 | 0.617 | ||||
| Item 23 | 0.812 | ||||
| Item 24 | 0.728 | ||||
| Item 25 | 0.788 | ||||
| Item 26 | 0.780 | ||||
| Item 27 | 0.817 | ||||
| Eigenvalue | 2.32 | 11.40 | 1.02 | 1.44 | 1.30 |
| Variance % | 8.60% | 42.18% | 3.79% | 5.34% | 4.80% |
Legend: SCCS Spiritual Care Competence Scale
(*) item numbers are coming from original version of the SCCS
Factor 1 - Attitude toward the patient’s spirituality; Factor 2 - Assessment and implementation of spiritual care; Factor 3 - Referral, consultation and spiritual care; Factor 4 - Communication, individual support and counselling; Factor 5 - Professionalisation and improvement of the quality of spiritual care