An instrument to assess the education needs of nursing assistants within a palliative approach in residential aged care facilities

Table 14 Factor structure PANA_attitudes questionnaire

	Attitude items	Components
	Attitude items	1	2	h²
Component 1	Holistic care
16	When I provide care with a palliative approach, I think about the whole person	0.777	−.025	0.608
14	I have an important role to play in pain assessment and management	0.749	−.074	0.577
10	Understanding physical and emotional changes at the end of life helps me provide care with a palliative approach	0.699	.127	0.619
13	I make a difference to a person’s day when I provide care with a palliative approach	0.644	0.245	0.610
11	I feel comfortable when an individual receiving a palliative approach says they are ready to die	0.570	−.137	0.741
17	Privately sharing experiences with colleagues is important when providing a palliative approach	0.508	−.097	0.530
4	Being aware of a person’s emotional, social and spiritual needs is my responsibility	0.503	.069	0.323
Component 2	A palliative approach
7	Providing a palliative approach based on an individual’s wishes improves quality of life	−.075	0.904
1	A palliative approach can help a person’s quality of life	.078	0.768
6	Caring for a person with a palliative approach is rewarding	.328	0.417
	Eigenvalues	3.95	1.04
	% of variance	39.475	10.365
	Alpha	0.75	0.66

Note: The overall Cronbach’s alpha for the PANA_Attitudes Questionnaire was 0.80 with 0.75 and 0.66 for each subscale. Items above 0.40 were specified [37]

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