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Table 4 Corrected item-total correlations and factor analysis with direct oblimin rotation of the KCSE scale

From: Mobility care in nursing homes: development and psychometric evaluation of the kinaesthetics competence self-evaluation (KCSE) scale

Item No

Abbreviated item a

Corrected item-total correlation

Rotated Factor Loadings

F1

F2

F3

F4

Attitude

 1

Individual way of moving

.075

−.010

.013

.594

−.109

 2

Ability to learn new movements

.363

.349

.012

.614

−.333

 3

Movement support is a learning opportunity

.367

.304

.175

.603

−.141

 4

Relationship of trust

.139

.059

.112

.585

.270

 5

Independence

.248

.161

.233

.549

.013

 6

Attentive interaction

.223

.125

.609

−.209

−.078

 7

Interest in how the person in doing

.335

.171

.661

.281

−.032

 8

Promote mobility

.430

.289

.694

.240

.096

 9

Person can contribute own skills

.357

.241

.529

.281

.004

Dynamic state

 10

Working with a kinaesthetics trainer or peer tutor

.487

.454

.423

.065

−.476

 11

Trying it out myself

.487

.428

.608

−.065

−.317

 12

Aware of my limits and request help

.147

.019

.417

.078

−.630

 13

Feel helpless

.175

.245

.148

−.050

.609

 14

Motivated to look for new ways

.414

.307

.531

.182

−.346

Knowledge

 15

Knowledge about kinaesthetics sensory system

.767

.829

.337

.203

.133

 16

Knowledge about elements of movement

.679

.776

.218

.150

.065

 17

Knowledge about function of bones and muscles and stable body parts and joints

.637

.764

.088

.179

−.036

 18

Knowledge about parallel and spiral types of movement

.587

.752

.013

.035

−.182

 19

Knowledge about the concept of effort

.645

.787

.125

−.018

−.102

 20

Knowledge about characteristics of movement in horizontal and vertical directions

.740

.794

.286

.248

−.088

 21

Knowledge about the concept of environment

.653

.775

.086

.188

−.137

Skills

 22

Focus on my own movement

.679

.664

.512

.175

−.006

 23

Aware when I start lifting

.609

.647

.326

.201

.063

 24

Aware when I take the lead

.646

.747

.254

.128

.209

 25

Perceive and specifically change my movement patterns

.680

.693

.434

.196

.071

 26

Support the person in using limbs for pulling and pushing

.612

.626

.369

.238

−.052

 27

Support positioning

.659

.673

.454

.148

.191

 28

Support “ongoing movement”

.596

.670

.366

−.090

.034

  1. aEnglish language translation of the original German items
  2. F1 first factor, F2 second factor, F3 third factor, F4 fourth factor
  3. Bold figures indicate the highest loading of an item on its theoretical component