Beyond satisfaction: Using the Dynamics of Care assessment to better understand patients' experiences in care

Table 5 Item Endorsement and Principal Components Analysis of Influences on Decisions to Seek Care (N = 969 events in care from 387 clients)

Items	Response Rate*	1	2	3	4
Were afraid that nothing would help	25%	0.73	0.30	0.19	0.04
Felt like you should just learn to live with this concern	33%	0.71	0.01	0.39	0.13
Thought that getting help would lead to unwanted changes in your care	20%	0.68	0.29	0.04	0.25
Worried that getting help might make this problem worse	13%	0.66	0.19	0.09	0.03
Felt embarrassed or uncomfortable	22%	0.25	0.85	0.15	0.11
Thought that you might be judged	19%	0.25	0.85	0.15	0.09
Wanted to get things back on track on your own	53%	0.12	0.07	0.84	0.24
Needed more information about help that was available	49%	0.28	0.29	0.72	-0.10
Thought that this was not important enough to go for help	10%	0.18	0.14	0.12	0.94

*Proportion of events for which respondents indicated that this item influenced their decision to seek care "somewhat" or "a great deal".
Component Labels
1. Belief that Nothing Would Help – Had to Learn to Live With Problem
2. Felt Uncomfortable, Judged, Embarrassed about Seeking Care
3. Wanted to address things on your own – Needed more Information
4. Not Important Enough to Go For Help

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