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Table 2 Loadings of principal components of national GP patient survey evaluative items (n = 23) after excluding those sections items not relating to general primary care (bolded items load > 0.3)

From: The GP Patient Survey for use in primary care in the National Health Service in the UK – development and psychometric characteristics

 

Component

 

1

2

3

q1 Getting into the building

0.110

-0.023

0.230

q2 Cleanliness of GP surgery

0.065

0.154

0.332

q4 Helpfulness of receptionists

0.054

0.150

0.597

q5 Getting through on the phone

0.025

0.072

0.623

q14 How feel about how long wait

0.194

0.128

0.496

q17 Satisfaction with opening hours

0.073

0.218

0.575

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at giving you enough time

0.016

0.768

0.175

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at asking about your symptoms

0.160

0.852

0.143

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at listening to you

0.191

0.877

0.135

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at explaining tests and treatments

0.243

0.780

0.211

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at involving you in decisions

0.212

0.809

0.214

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at treating you with care and concern

0.200

0.886

0.192

q20 Last time saw doctor – how good at taking your problems seriously

0.184

0.838

0.214

q23 Getting an appointment with practice nurse

0.235

0.141

0.409

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at giving you enough time

0.694

0.210

0.222

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at asking about your symptoms

0.886

0.279

0.190

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at listening to you

0.926

0.176

0.152

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at explaining tests and treatments

0.913

0.183

0.195

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at involving you in decisions

0.918

0.188

0.211

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at treating you with care and concern

0.940

0.110

0.102

q24 Last time saw practice nurse – how good at taking your problems seriously

0.952

0.132

0.152

q25 Overall quality of care provided by practice nurse

0.836

0.117

0.224

q31 Satisfaction with care at GP surgery

0.342

0.400

0.630