Table 4 Results of principal components analysis
From: Physicians' intentions and use of three patient decision aids
Component Loading | |
|---|---|
Component 1 – Quality and Value for Patients | |
Helps patients in reaching a decision | 0.72 |
Helps prepare patients for decision making | 0.72 |
Will improve patients' decision making | 0.67 |
Allows patients to participate as they wish in decision making process | 0.65 |
Helps patients understand risk/benefits of treatment choices | 0.62 |
Will be simple to use | 0.59 |
Apply to sizable proportion of patients | 0.59 |
Guides patients through decision making in logical fashion | 0.59 |
Will be acceptable to patients | 0.53 |
Well organized | 0.50 |
Presents probabilities of risk/benefits in understandable manner | 0.49 |
Combination of workbook and tape good | 0.49 |
Component 2 – Value for Physicians | |
Will improve quality of patient visits | 0.79 |
Will increase patient satisfaction with my care | 0.77 |
Will positively affect my relationship with patients | 0.74 |
Will help me tailor counselling to patients' needs | 0.74 |
Will provide easily observable benefits for the patient | 0.71 |
Will help me understand issues important to patient | 0.65 |
Will save me time | 0.63 |
Will improve my usual approach | 0.60 |
Reliable tool for helping patients | 0.50 |
Will complement my usual approach | 0.47 |
Component 3 – Decision Aid Content | |
Evidence presented reflects my understanding of the data | 0.72 |
Evidence about choices presented in unbiased manner | 0.71 |
Information on choices balanced | 0.67 |
Description of risk/benefits of choices supported by evidence | 0.66 |
Decision aid well developed | 0.65 |
Essential information for decision making provided | 0.64 |
Developers credible | 0.62 |
Evidence presented is up-to-date | 0.58 |
Clearly describes treatment choices | 0.55 |
Compatible with how I think patients should be informed about choices | 0.51 |
Decision aid not influenced by vested interests | 0.46 |
Component 4 – Implementation | |
Will not require reorganization of my practice | 0.73 |
Will be easy to use in my practice | 0.60 |
Decision aid provides information that is not too complex for patients | 0.59 |
Will not require major changes to the way I currently discuss the topic | 0.52 |
Likely to be used by most of my colleagues | 0.47 |
Easy to experiment with before deciding to adopt it in practice | 0.46 |
Items removed from factor analysis due to multiple loading or factor loading < 0.45 | |
Worksheet adds value to decision aid | <0.45 |
Will produce greater good than harm | <0.45 |
Will be useful in my practice | Component 1 and 2 |
Would not be used if I am required to purchase it | <0.45 |