Table 3 Rotated pattern matrix after principal component analysis a) of 16 variables of the referral process from 57 general practitioners in Norway during spring 2014
Components | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
A3: Afraid of rejection of referral | .872 | .052 | –.056 | .031 | –.051 | .124 | .038 | –.040 |
A4: Not being good enough | .864 | –.131 | –.114 | –.066 | –.055 | .021 | –.176 | .020 |
A2: Unknown expectations | .661 | –.050 | .246 | .015 | .060 | –.130 | 383 | –.044 |
B4: Suggested waiting | –.029 | .826 | 252 | .150 | –.264 | –.066 | –.074 | –.071 |
B3: Priority in referral | –.159 | .760 | –.152 | .028 | .370 | .157 | .056 | .030 |
A1: Using much time to refer | .043 | –.148 | –.910 | .110 | .108 | .021 | –.039 | –.123 |
A7: Referral in consultation | –.013 | –.138 | .690 | .062 | .407 | .111 | –.068 | –.187 |
B5: Conferred with consultant | .026 | –.127 | .103 | –.950 | .056 | .097 | –.078 | .147 |
A8: Patient opinion important | –.068 | .002 | .085 | –.040 | .841 | –.037 | –.108 | –.196 |
A5: Contact with consultant | –.023 | .021 | –.139 | .080 | .431 | .041 | .431 | .373 |
B6: Time used to refer | .043 | .027 | –.025 | –.346 | .027 | .848 | .124 | –.095 |
B1: Difficult referral | .152 | .091 | .083 | .351 | .006 | .713 | –.287 | .279 |
A6: Referral avoided if contact | .308 | .373 | –.100 | –.048 | .333 | –.426 | –.240 | .145 |
A10: Copy gives better quality | –.020 | .020 | –.009 | –.027 | .118 | –.017 | –.873 | .038 |
A9: Referral copy to patient | .033 | –.060 | .036 | .247 | .213 | –.022 | –.007 | –.795 |
B2: Patient pressure | –.004 | –.343 | .198 | .356 | .084 | .004 | –.095 | .601 |