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. 2022 Aug 11;21:222. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-00957-4

Table 4.

Practice domain

No Domain and item generation Phase I Phase II Phase III
PFA (n = 120) Factor Loading Reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha) CFA (n = 240) Factor Loading Reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha) Fit indices of CFA
Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3
Topic: Activities performed to support older adults to meet their nutritional and fluid needs 0.87

Overall:

0.89

Factor 1:

0.80

Factor 2:

0.73

Factor 3:

0.87

Tucker-Lewis Index/ TLI = 0.83

Comparative Fit Index/ CFI = 0.87

RMSEA = 0.06

1 Provide healthy food for the older relative in my house Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.74 0.51
2 Provide mineral water for the older relative in my house at least 8 glasses in a day Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.53 0.55
Topic: Activities performed to support older adults in mobilization and repositioning
3 Helping the older relative in my house to do activities if they cannot do it him/herself Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.86 0.87
4 Helping for the older relative in my house to move if they cannot do it him/herself Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.78 0.82
5 Helping the bedridden older relative in my house to change their position (positioning) regularly if they cannot do it him/herself Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.61 0.87
Topic: Activities performed to support older adults in skin hygiene and moisture care
6 Prevent the older relative in my house from using damp and wet clothes, including changing diapers regularly (if they use diapers) Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.75 0.64
7 Prevent long pressure on the body of the older relative in my house Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.85 0.87
8 Moisturizing the skin of the older relative in my house by giving lotions/oils Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.76 0.85
9 Check the entire skin of the older relative in my house for redness Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.71 0.67
Topic: Activities performed to support older adults to maintain their health and ensure access to health care services
10 Maintain the environmental hygiene of for the older relative in my house Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.68 0.67
11 Took the older relative in my house to health services if they suffer from wounds Retained (I-CVI = 1) 0.61 0.74
12 Took the older adult to health services if they had a health problem Retained (I-CVI = 1) MSA = 0.45 (< 0.50) Item was not included in PCA Item deleted/ not tested
13 Contact health care provider to get their suggestion according to condition of the older relative Deleted (I-CVI < 1) Item deleted/ not tested Item deleted/ not tested
Topic: Support older adult to have a special mattress
14 Provide a special mattress for a bedridden elderly relative in my house Added (I-CVI = 1) 0.64 0.49

Only the highest factor loading is shown