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Table 4 Factor analysis matrix of TIC-n. data from 1282 care recipients in two municipalities

From: Measuring care of the elderly: psychometric testing and modification of the Time in Care instrument for measurement of care needs in nursing homes

  

Factors

  
 

General Care

Cognitive Care

Medical Care

Communalities

 

Load

Load

Load

 

A:7 Mobilization

0,836

  

0,733

A:5 Dressing/undressing

0,812

  

0,822

A:3 Washing lower body

0,783

  

0,807

A:4 Toilet visits

0,773

  

0,795

B:1 Wound treatment

0,709

  

0,529

A:6 Shower/bath

0,694

  

0,651

A:2 Washing upper body

0,693

  

0,785

B.5 Rehabilitation

0,690

  

0,653

A.1 Nutrition

0,633

  

0,677

B:3 Administration of drugs

0,567

  

0,597

B.4 Catheter/stoma

0,448

  

0,230

C:4 Anxiety

 

0,845

 

0,814

C.1 Orientation/sense of locality

 

0,784

 

0,768

C:5 Temper

 

0,689

 

0,429

C:2 Verbal communication

 

0,666

 

0,634

C:3 Confusion

 

0,651

 

0,814

A:8 Supervision/alarm

 

0,615

 

0,705

A:9 Social activities

 

0,551

 

0,606

B:4 Injection

  

0,98

0,967

% Variance explained

53,99

7,57

5,20

66,76

Cronbach's alpha

0,941

0,891

 

0,949

  1. Note. Factor analysis: principal component, varimax rotation.