Table 3 Item correlations in factors
Items | Corrected item correlation | |
|---|---|---|
Factor | Scale | |
Factor 1 “Confidence in provision of care” | ||
1. I worry about providing care in acute situations | 0.71 | 0.64 |
2. I trust my ability to provide care in acute situations | 0.70 | 0.64 |
3. I have sufficient knowledge to provide care in acute situations | 0.67 | 0.64 |
4. I estimate my general ability to provide care in acute situations | 0.73 | 0.69 |
5. I estimate my ability to manage the demands that I place upon myself in acute situations | 0.77 | 0.71 |
6. I estimate my ability to manage demands from my colleagues in acute situations | 0.63 | 0.57 |
7. I estimate my ability to independently determine necessary actions in acute situations | 0.72 | 0.70 |
8. I estimate my ability to independently prioritise between actions in acute situations | 0.68 | 0.65 |
12. I estimate my ability to independently lead bedside care in acute situations | 0.69 | 0.69 |
16. I estimate my ability to understand the individual patient’s medical needs in acute situations | 0.60 | 0.61 |
Factor 2 “Communication” | ||
9. I estimate my ability to take instructions over the telephone in acute situations | 0.88 | 0.69 |
10. I estimate my ability to carry out instructions that I have received over the phone in acute situations | 0.82 | 0.67 |
11. I estimate my ability to receive instructions from an attending doctor in acute situations | 0.77 | 0.68 |
13. I estimate my ability to report a patient’s condition to a nurse in an acute situation | 0.70 | 0.71 |
Factor 3 “Patient perspective” | ||
14. I estimate my ability to make patients participate in acute situations | 0.79 | 0.45 |
15. I estimate my ability to understand the individual patient’s care needs in acute situations | 0.77 | 0.56 |
17. I estimate my ability to provide information adapted to the needs of the individual in acute situations | 0.64 | 0.55 |