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Table 4 Psychometric construct validation “commitment to GP” from F-HaBi

From: Regional and patient-related factors influencing the willingness to use general practitioners as coordinators of the treatment in northern Germany - results of a cross-sectional observational study

 

Factor loading to extracted factor*

Item-total correlation**

Item 1: When I have health problems, I consult my GP first.

0.626

0.529

Item 2: When I think that I have to see a medical specialist, I consult my GP in advance.

0.815

0.662

Item 3: I get a referral from my GP to see a medical specialist.

0.734

0.578

Item 4: I discuss the results of medical specialist consultations with my GP.

0.587

0.533

Item 5: I trust my GP more than any other physician.

0.341

0.311

Item 6: My GP provides excellent information on my treatment.

0.351

0.340

  1. * Results of an exploratory factor analysis
  2. ** Results of Part-Whole-corrected Pearson correlations between items und summary scores
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BMC Primary Care

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