Development and validation of a new patient experience tool in patients with serious illness

BMC Palliative Care

Table 3 Fit indices for each model tested during confirmatory factor analysis in the validation cohort (N = 303)

Modeling Step	X ²	df	P	CFI	TLI	RMSEA
1. Initial model suggested by EFA	565.372	206	<0.001	0.879	0.864	0.076
2. Removed item 4 for weak loading (0.33)	524.304	186	<0.001	0.884	0.869	0.077
3. Added path between error terms for items with similar wording and adjacency	358.480	179	<0.001	0.939	0.928	0.058
4. Added path between error terms for care team items related to access	327.332	176	<0.001	0.948	0.938	0.053
5. Added path between error terms for care team items related to care delivery	295.626	173	<0.001	0.958	0.949	0.048

EFA Exploratory Factor Analysis, CFI Comparative Fit Index, TLI Tucker - Lewis Index, RMSEA Root Mean Square Error of Approximation

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