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Table 2 Rotation matrix for the 12-factor structure of the 49-item QPP-PC, SI scale (n = 184)

From: Patients’ perceptions of palliative care: adaptation of the Quality from the Patient’s Perspective instrument for use in palliative care, and description of patients’ perceptions of care received

Items/Factors

Respect and empathy

Symptom relief

Information

Spiritual and existential

Meaning fullness

Participation

Planning and cooperation

Honesty

Relatives and friends

Exhaustion

Access to help, food and equipment

Continuity

Help for:

            

 Pain

 

0.332

          

 Nausea

 

0.722

          

 Lack of appetite

 

0.525

          

 Shortness of breath

 

0.392

          

 Anxiety

 

0.762

          

 Depression

 

0.763

          

 Lack of sleep

 

0.726

          

 Constipation/diarrhoea

 

0.575

          

Help for:

            

 Tiredness

         

0.797

  

 Drowsiness

         

0.774

  

Waiting time

          

0.574

 

Food and drink

          

0.484

 

Apparatus and equipment

          

0.522

 

Doctors’ understanding

0.664

           

Nurses’ understanding

0.698

           

Other personnel’sa understanding

0.494

           

Doctors’ respect

0.859

           

Nurses’ respect

0.837

           

Other personnel’sa respect

0.656

           

Doctors gives honest answers

       

0.512

    

Nurses give honest answers

       

0.664

    

Other personnela give honest answers

       

0.795

    

Information care and treatment

  

0.488

         

Information on medication

  

0.346

         

Information on diagnosis

  

0.652

         

Information on prognosis

  

0.681

         

Information on self-care

  

0.754

         

Responsible doctor

  

0.525

         

Responsible nurse

  

0.516

         

Participation in medical care

     

0.760

      

Participation in nursing care

     

0.767

      

Participation in plan for care

     

0.514

      

Participation in place of care

     

0.424

      

Doctors give spiritual support

   

0.876

        

Nurses give spiritual support

   

0.892

        

Other personnela give spiritual support

   

0.885

        

Doctors support meaningfulness

    

0.831

       

Nurses support meaningfulness

    

0.785

       

Other personnela support meaningfulness

    

0.718

       

Relatives treated with respect

        

0.775

   

Relatives receiving support

        

0.789

   

Relatives’ participation in decisions about care

        

0.705

   

Same doctor

           

0.748

Same nurse

           

0.481

Individualized care

           

0.400

Planning medical care

      

0.747

     

Planning nursing care

      

0.773

     

Cooperative personnel

      

0.764

     

Cooperative services

      

0.530

     

Number of items

6

8

7

3

3

4

4

3

3

2

3

3

Eigenvalue

12.79

3.74

2.79

2.30

2.15

1.96

1.63

1.52

1.34

1.26

1.15

1.06

Explained varianceb

26.10

7.63

5.69

4.70

4.39

4.01

3.33

3.10

2.74

2.56

2.35

2.16

  1. Extraction method: principal component analysis; rotation method; varimax with Kaiser normalization
  2. aOther personnel: assistant nurses, priest, physiotherapist, occupational therapist or social worker
  3. bExplained variance in percentage: total explained variance in percentage = 68.25 % (12 factors)
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