Table 4

Standardised factor loadings, average variance explained and reliability coefficients of the correlated bifactor model

DimensionStandardised loadings on general factorAVE (%)Standardised loadings on specific dimensionAVE (%)Reliability
Item 1Item 2Item 3Item 4Item 1Item 2Item 3Item 4Omega_H
Outpatient sampleEssential characteristics of the clinicians0.7590.7950.7670.5757.80.4400.2160.3870.57187.90.214
Clinician–patient relationship0.7540.6820.5650.62741.00.4740.5950.2250.34526.30.242
Patient as a unique person0.7040.7950.3660.2888.10.4980.3320.7820.83385.10.515
Biopsychosocial perspective0.4950.2900.3520.24315.80.4880.8050.7170.81440.90.705
Clinician–patient communication0.7600.4570.7390.60822.90.3710.4240.3840.49857.60.256
Integration of medical and non-medical care0.1430.2180.1880.1656.00.8360.7310.8290.85441.80.859
Teamwork and team building0.3470.4170.4930.39013.20.5760.6890.5180.88447.00.415
Access to care0.4750.3230.2350.28311.40.5020.7120.6380.53541.80.599
Coordination and continuity of care0.4300.1980.7390.29114.60.3450.5160.3180.50523.50.355
Patient safety0.4580.3590.5860.1144.60.4530.6830.2980.68580.50.506
Patient information0.4890.3740.5340.42623.60.6200.6490.5640.66533.30.559
Patient involvement in care0.7320.4470.5060.52912.20.3560.5660.6510.73474.70.461
Involvement of family and friends0.1870.2010.2330.25510.10.8820.8950.8250.79145.70.872
Patient empowerment0.2320.5700.2270.2247.70.7640.5150.7320.79065.90.718
Physical support0.5670.5860.4570.19018.70.7060.7250.2090.44334.40.461
Emotional support0.5160.4640.3590.19619.90.7550.7660.8570.68046.10.736
General factor0.868
Inpatient sampleEssential characteristics of the clinicians0.7830.8300.7580.5757.60.3120.1550.2300.51788.00.128
Clinician–patient relationship0.7850.6740.3230.65731.10.3380.5390.6120.26338.60.291
Patient as a unique person0.7200.7750.3400.2504.70.4440.2380.7790.86990.60.484
Biopsychosocial perspective0.2570.1800.4450.26311.80.8130.7760.4760.82639.00.757
Clinician–patient communication0.7440.5590.7270.79826.20.3340.4830.3520.39556.00.215
Integration of medical and non-medical care0.2330.2860.2650.25213.70.8330.8350.8240.84645.10.847
Teamwork and team building0.7180.7440.6430.44831.40.4650.4250.5530.91835.30.213
Access to care0.6920.5410.5280.65528.90.1140.5380.7110.82144.10.217
Coordination and continuity of care0.5210.4590.7840.65936.80.2880.5180.2330.35518.80.199
Patient safety0.3920.7340.5580.2561.00.6950.1230.2490.72697.20.365
Patient information0.4890.3780.5920.53829.90.6220.6730.4430.57526.60.493
Patient involvement in care0.6950.5340.5320.47914.70.3780.5640.6760.73871.50.474
Involvement of family and friends0.2730.2650.4150.37821.40.8500.8620.6890.75538.00.780
Patient empowerment0.2120.5720.3300.2236.00.7420.3980.6870.86675.80.668
Physical support0.6620.6700.6770.41527.60.6220.6320.1690.23031.50.268
Emotional support0.4930.3270.1860.27217.00.7350.8460.8780.61939.40.768
General factor0.908
  • AVE, average variance explained (average percentage of the variance in the indicators which is explained by the respective latent factors).