Table 3 Results of factor analysis
Item | How did your relative experience the care for their chronic illness during the last year of life? | Factor loading | Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | … were they given choices about treatment to think about. | 0.66 | 0.92 |
2 | … were they satisfied that their care was well organized. | 0.62 | 0.91 |
3 | … were they given a copy of their treatment plan. | 0.58 | 0.93 |
4 | … were they encouraged to get to a specific group or class to help them cope with their chronic condition. | 0.46 | 0.92 |
5 | … were they helped to make a treatment plan that they could carry out in their daily life. | 0.74 | 0.81 |
6 | … were they helped to plan ahead so they could take care of their condition even during hard times. | 0.82 | 0.81 |
7 | … were they asked how much their chronic disease affected their life. | 0.76 | 0.90 |
8 | … were they contacted after a visit to see how things were going. | 0.57 | 0.80 |
9 | … were they told how much visits with other types of doctors, like an eye doctor or surgeon, helped their treatment. | 0.75 | 0.87 |