Table 5 Principal component analysis of each dimension of the scale
From: Development, reliability and validity of infectious disease specialist Nurse’s Core competence scale
Dimension | Number of factors (eigenvalue> 1) | Variance contribution rate (%) | Item load range |
|---|---|---|---|
Professional Development Abilities | 1 | 71.482 | 0.768–0.873 |
Infection Prevention and Control Abilities | 1 | 73.534 | 0.815–0.886 |
Nursing Abilities for Infectious Diseases | 1 | 68.973 | 0.757–0.862 |
Professionalism and Humanistic Accomplishment | 1 | 75.149 | 0.834–0.906 |
Responsiveness to Emergency Infectious Diseases | 1 | 79.750 | 0.868–0.913 |