Research Article
Initial Development and Validation of a Transition Readiness Scale for Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Table 2
Factorial weights and coefficients of discrimination for adolescents.
| | | Factor 1. Knowledge | Factor 3. Medical care | Factor 2. Self-efficacy |
| Q1 | I know the important things about my illness | 0.719 | 0.081 | 0.018 | Q3 | I recognize when my symptoms indicate that I need to go and see my doctor | 0.825 | 0.218 | -0.016 | Q4 | I am interested in and read information about my illness | 0.233 | 0.601 | 0.193 | Q8 | I understand what symptoms are part of my illness | 0.725 | 0.163 | 0.188 | Q18 | I know when I should turn to the medical staff for help | 0.784 | 0.038 | 0.211 | Q2 | I make sure to take my medications on my own | 0.119 | 0.672 | 0.203 | Q5 | I set my doctors’ appointments on my own | 0.108 | 0.186 | 0.598 | Q6 | I’m comfortable going to the gastroenterology clinic by myself | 0.205 | 0.279 | 0.785 | Q9 | I do not need my parents help to take care of my illness | 0.033 | -0.187 | 0.756 | Q13 | I feel confident going to the doctor on my own | 0.243 | 0.134 | 0.812 | Q15 | I know how to explain my symptoms to my doctor | 0.581 | 0.056 | 0.249 | Q20 | I know how to go to the doctor when I need help | 0.601 | 0.261 | 0.172 | Q25 | I can take care of my health on my own | 0.108 | -0.063 | 0.564 | Q10 | I believe that my doctors are helping to keep me healthy | 0.110 | 0.726 | 0.052 | Q16 | I understand that I should follow the doctor’s instructions about how to take my medication | 0.063 | 0.788 | -0.054 | Q24 | I listen to and apply what the doctors tell me | 0.153 | 0.749 | -0.118 | | Eigen values | 4.892 | 2.301 | 1.712 | | Cumulative % of explained variance | 20.4 | 38.2 | 55.6 | | Cronbach’s per factor | 0.840 | 0.785 | 0.774 | | Cronbach’s for all 16 items | 0.840 |
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Standardized and corrected for the number of items within the scale. |