From: Psychometric performance of an assessment scale for strain in nursing care: The M-NCAS
Item | Â | Affect | Job Satisfaction | Neediness | Predictability | Self Direction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item 1: | Seems to behave in a completely aimless way | 0.727 | 0.447 | 0.409 | 0.348 | 0.488 |
Item 2: | Is anxious | 0.705 | 0.393 | 0.472 | 0.397 | 0.567 |
Item 3: | Is unpredictable | 0.694 | 0.441 | 0.479 | 0.452 | 0.306 |
Item 4: | Does things for a reason | 0.675 | 0.378 | 0.407 | 0.462 | 0.347 |
Item 6: | Is calm | 0.715 | 0.541 | 0.445 | 0.538 | 0.393 |
Item 7: | Is apathetic/seems to have limited emotions | 0.702 | 0.533 | 0.444 | 0.444 | 0.539 |
Item 9: | Is rewarding to work with | 0.572 | 0.777 | 0.475 | 0.536 | 0.422 |
Item 10: | Is grateful for what is done for him/her | 0.523 | 0.840 | 0.560 | 0.490 | 0.516 |
Item 15: | Is ungrateful for the care he/she receives | 0.520 | 0.828 | 0.601 | 0.521 | 0.513 |
Item 24: | Friendly | 0.406 | 0.728 | 0.477 | 0.500 | 0.515 |
Item 32: | Gives no job satisfaction | 0.549 | 0.807 | 0.536 | 0.580 | 0.615 |
Item 8: | Is selfish | 0.485 | 0.560 | 0.764 | 0.467 | 0.386 |
Item 11: | Is paranoid | 0.428 | 0.447 | 0.627 | 0.419 | 0.387 |
Item 13: | Is attention seeking | 0.483 | 0.432 | 0.809 | 0.389 | 0.471 |
Item 14: | Is manipulative | 0.442 | 0.482 | 0.784 | 0.389 | 0.381 |
Item 18: | Has to concentrate exclusively on his/her own needs in order to survive | 0.504 | 0.497 | 0.753 | 0.465 | 0.592 |
Item 20: | Is deliberately difficult | 0.414 | 0.510 | 0.672 | 0.537 | 0.450 |
Item 25: | Needs someone close by all the time/is demanding | 0.469 | 0.483 | 0.717 | 0.450 | 0.597 |
Item 21: | Tries to maintain some independence | 0.476 | 0.477 | 0.495 | 0.738 | 0.494 |
Item 22: | Knows what he/she wants and stands up for his/herself | 0.433 | 0.485 | 0.540 | 0.773 | 0.455 |
Item 28: | Is stubborn/resistive | 0.515 | 0.498 | 0.452 | 0.815 | 0.383 |
Item 29: | Is aggressive/hostile | 0.487 | 0.510 | 0.436 | 0.823 | 0.358 |
Item 31: | Compliant/voluntarily co-operative | 0.557 | 0.623 | 0.464 | 0.780 | 0.525 |
Item 16: | Is frightened/vulnerable | 0.476 | 0.423 | 0.413 | 0.383 | 0.710 |
Item 17: | Is lonely | 0.518 | 0.489 | 0.550 | 0.456 | 0.803 |
Item 23: | Seems to experience the normal range of emotions | 0.532 | 0.536 | 0.457 | 0.537 | 0.725 |
Item 26: | Has an empty life | 0.445 | 0.557 | 0.581 | 0.396 | 0.806 |
Item 30: | Has a meaningful life | 0.429 | 0.476 | 0.435 | 0.403 | 0.793 |