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Table 2 Item characteristics and factor loadings of the SCCC among 333 cancer survivors

From: Development and preliminary psychometric investigation of the German Satisfaction with Comprehensive Cancer Care (SCCC) Questionnaire

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Item characteristics

DP

Factor analyses

M (SD)

SKE

KUR

MIS N (%)

F1

F2

F3

F4

Competence and human quality of physician (competence)a

          

1

Care and thoroughness in examinations/accuracy of diagnoses

3.7 (0.9)

− 0.6

3.1

3 (1)

.82

.81

.24

.16

.12

2

Skills and experience

3.9 (0.9)

− 0.4

2.9

4 (1)

.79

.80

.22

.14

.08

3

Care and thoroughness in treatment throughout the illness

3.8 (1.0)

− 0.7

3.1

3 (1)

.84

.79

.25

.13

.26

4

Explanations on medical procedures and tests

3.5 (0.9)

− 0.3

2.8

0 (0)

.78

.67

.42

.18

.17

5

Attention to patient opinion

3.4 (1.0)

− 0.2

2.5

0 (0)

.84

.71

.36

.17

.27

6

Advice on preventative measures to stay healthy

3.0 (1.0)

0.0

2.7

8 (2)

.67

.48

.46

.18

.28

7

Kindness and courtesy

3.9 (0.9)

− 0.5

3.1

2 (1)

.81

.77

.22

.17

.22

8

Interest in person and health problems of the patient

3.7 (1.0)

− 0.5

2.9

2 (1)

.88

.80

.30

.16

.19

9

Interest in person and psychological condition

3.2 (1.0)

− 0.1

2.3

3 (1)

.77

.59

.32

.23

.36

10

Respect and attention to privacy

3.7 (0.9)

− 0.3

2.8

0 (0)

.83

.71

.31

.19

.27

11

Ability to reassure and support patients

3.5 (1.0)

− 0.3

2.7

1 (< 1)

.81

.65

.36

.15

.33

Quality and quantity of information (information)a

          

12

Information on the disease

3.3 (0.9)

− 0.2

2.7

2 (1)

.81

.51

.64

.24

.12

13

Information on illness sequelae

3.0 (1.0)

< − 0.1

2.5

3 (1)

.84

.32

.73

.24

.20

14

Information on treatment as a whole

3.2 (0.9)

− 0.1

2.7

3 (1)

.83

.45

.71

.19

.15

15

Information on alternative treatment and its consequences

3.25 (1.0)

− 0.1

2.4

2 (1)

.81

.40

.71

.14

.20

16

Information on side effects of treatment

3.1 (1.0)

− 0.2

2.5

3 (1)

.81

.40

.68

.17

.19

17

Information on pain management

3.1 (1.0)

0.1

2.6

5 (2)

.77

.38

.64

.14

.25

18

Information on existing psychosocial support services

2.5 (1.0)

0.4

2.5

10 (3)

.65

.19

.51

.39

.36

If needed: access to psychosocial support services (access)a

          

19

Access to psychosocial counselling on supportive care

2.9 (1.0)

0.1

2.9

28 (8)

.82

.24

.13

.82

.04

20

Access to psychological support

2.8 (1.0)

0.1

2.9

35 (11)

.78

.17

.11

.83

.08

21

Access to advice on legal and financial issues

2.7 (1.0)

0.2

2.7

43 (13)

.80

.07

.20

.81

.17

22

Access to pastoral support or company

2.9 (1.0)

0.2

2.8

64 (19)

.73

.11

.03

.74

.18

23

Support in searching for a psychotherapist

2.5 (1.0)

0.4

2.8

75 (23)

.76

.26

.35

.60

.31

24

Support in learning self-help strategies to cope with distress

2.3 (1.0)

0.4

2.7

77 (23)

.73

.16

.27

.57

.43

25

Access to self-help/therapeutic groups on specific topics

2.6 1.00)

0.3

2.8

73 (22)

.77

.11

.16

.67

.27

Psychological support by medical staff (support)a

          

26

Opportunity to talk about health problems in the hospital

2.8 (1.0)

< − 0.1

2.3

19 (6)

.66

.24

.25

.33

.52

27

Opportunity to talk about health problems at home

3.4 (1.2)

− 0.3

2.3

12 (4)

.52

.23

.17

.25

.35

28

Psychological support provided by physicians

2.8 (1.0)

0.2

2.6

17 (5)

.69

.29

.34

.30

.61

29

Psychological support provided by nurses

3.2 (1.0)

< 0.1

2.4

14 (4)

.71

.28

.14

.24

.72

30

Assistance provided by medical staff throughout the care

3.5 (0.9)

− 0.2

2.7

10 (3)

.69

.47

.20

.19

.55

Global medical satisfactionb

          

31

I am very satisfied with the medical care I receive

4.4 (0.8)

− 1.5

6.0

0 (0)

Global psychosocial satisfactionb

     

32

I am very satisfied with the psychosocial care I receive

3.1 (1.3)

− 0.3

2.0

18 (5)

  1. Loadings in bold font indicate assignment to the factors;
  2. M: mean, SD: standard deviation, DP: discriminatory power, i.e., corrected item-scale correlation; F1 to F4: extracted factors, values indicate factor loadings
  3. aScale ranged from 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent)
  4. bScale ranged from 1 (do not agree at all) to 5 (completely agree)