Table 3 Standardized estimates of factor loadings and standard errors for a 4-factor model of quality of care
Estimate | S.E. | |
|---|---|---|
F1 – Connect with Families | ||
1. How often do health professionals communicate well with you and your family? | 0.66 | 0.03 |
2. How often do you feel a close connection to the health professionals who care for your child? | 0.78 | 0.03 |
3. How much do you trust the health professionals caring for your child? | 0.69 | 0.03 |
4. How often do you experience “acts of kindness” from health professionals? | 0.71 | 0.03 |
F2 – Involve Parents | ||
5. How often do health professionals ask for your opinions or concerns about your child? | 0.70 | 0.03 |
6. How often do you feel trusted as the “expert” on your child? | 0.82 | 0.02 |
7. How often do health professionals respect your wishes for your child’s care? | 0.79 | 0.02 |
8. How often do health professionals help you to feel that you are a “good parent”? | 0.72 | 0.03 |
9. How often are you as involved in your child’s care as you want to be? | 0.60 | 0.04 |
F3 – Share Information Among Health Professionals | ||
10. How often is the information you receive about your child the same from one health professional to the next? | 0.73 | 0.03 |
11. From your perspective, how often is information appropriately shared among health professionals? | 0.84 | 0.02 |
12. How often does it seem health professionals plan together so they are all working towards the same goals for your child’s care? | 0.85 | 0.02 |
F4 – Support Siblings | ||
13. How often do health professionals provide the right amount of overall support to your other children? | 0.83 | 0.04 |
14. How often do health professionals guide you on how you can support your other children? | 0.93 | 0.03 |
15. How often do health professionals allow and encourage your other children to visit if your child is in the hospital? | 0.51 | 0.05 |