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Table 4 Scale characteristics and (inter-)correlations of the 36-item patient-centred primary care instrument

From: Validation of an instrument for the assessment of patient-centred care among patients with multimorbidity in the primary care setting: the 36-item patient-centred primary care instrument

 

Cronbach’s α

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Patients’ preferences

0.92

        

2. Physical comfort

0.72

0.57***

       

3. Coordination of care

0.82

0.60***

0.52***

      

4. Emotional support

0.87

0.46***

0.37***

0.50***

     

5. Access to care

0.74

0.45***

0.54***

0.53***

0.30***

    

6. Continuity and transition

0.80

0.63***

0.59***

0.67***

0.43***

0.53***

   

7. Information and education

0.78

0.56***

0.48***

0.57***

0.57***

0.53***

0.58***

  

8. Family and friends

0.92

0.31***

0.37***

0.36***

0.43***

0.33***

0.42***

0.36***

 

9. Overall patient-centred care

0.89a

0.77***

0.73***

0.80***

0.71***

0.68***

0.80***

0.76***

0.66***

  1. ***p < 0.001 (two-tailed). Results are based on list-wise deletion of missing cases. Results based on imputed data (n = 216) were similar. a Based on the eight dimensions (the value for the 36 items was 0.96)