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Table 2 Factor structure and item loadings

From: Measuring consumer access, appraisal and application of services and information for dementia (CAAASI-Dem): a key component of dementia literacy

 

Factor

Communality

Item content

1

2

3

4

5

 

Deciding if dementia health information is relevant to me

.917

    

.754

Knowing whether to believe information about dementia

.864

    

.712

Understanding the health care advice that I am given about dementia

.851

    

.769

Questioning advice on dementia given to me by a healthcare provider

.810

    

.717

Comparing dementia health information from different sources

.800

    

.710

Discussing dementia with a healthcare provider by myself

.761

    

.743

Reading information from a healthcare provider by myself

.684

    

.686

Discussing very sensitive and personal issues about dementia with healthcare providers

.681

    

.687

Finding dementia health information by myself

.636

    

.597

I have enough information about dementia to plan for future needs

 

.880

   

.617

I have enough information about dementia to help me deal with current needs

 

.803

   

.744

I have good quality information about dementia

 

.676

   

.625

I can rely on at least one healthcare provider to help when there is urgent need

 

.593

   

.529

I have a least one healthcare provider who can give me advice about dementia-related healthcare needs

 

.582

   

.533

Knowing which healthcare services are available

 

.440

   

.613

Working out what dementia services may be needed in the future

 

.391

   

.615

Finding dementia related health services

 

.386

   

.629

If I need help, I have people I can call

  

.941

  

.885

There are people I can spend time with

  

.870

  

.800

I have support from my community

  

.668

  

.547

Accessing respite care

   

.933

 

.861

Organising an aged care assessment

   

.906

 

.750

Organising an advance care plan

   

.847

 

.750

Getting myself to healthcare appointments

    

−.888

.831

Getting others to healthcare appointments

    

−.820

.761

Filling out forms on paper

    

−.608

.613

  1. Extraction method: Principal Axis Factoring, Oblimin rotation with Kaiser Normalization. Factor loadings less than .30 are not shown, and variables are sorted by loadings on each factor.