|  | Patient satisfaction questionnaire (PS-13) sub-scales | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item no. | Scale items | Quality of care | Responsiveness | Management | Overall scale |
 | Overall Cronbach's α | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
 | Alpha if item deleted: |  |  |  |  |
1 | Needed treatment | 0.76 | Â | Â | 0.74 |
2 | When to start | 0.75 | Â | Â | 0.74 |
3 | Same doctors | Â | 0.68 | Â | 0.76 |
4 | Prefer this hospital | Â | 0.67 | Â | 0.77 |
5 | Results of treatment | 0.91 | Â | Â | 0.74 |
6 | Care received | 0.82 | Â | Â | 0.74 |
7 | Nurses available | Â | 0.65 | Â | 0.75 |
8 | Others courteous | Â | 0.66 | Â | 0.75 |
9 | Choose same hospital | Â | 0.70 | Â | 0.76 |
10 | Doctors' time | Â | Â | 0.67 | 0.76 |
11 | Hospital waiting time | Â | 0.66 | Â | 0.72 |
12 | Overall care | Â | Â | 0.51 | 0.76 |
13 | Recommend | Â | Â | 0.64 | 0.78 |
 |  |  | SIMS sub-scales | ||
Item no | Scale items | Actions and usage | Potential problems | Overall scale | |
 | Overall Cronbach's α | 0.61 | 0.84 | 0.74 | |
 | Alpha if item deleted: |  |  |  | |
1 | What your medicine is called | 0.69 | Â | 0.74 | |
2 | What your medicine is for | 0.65 | Â | 0.80 | |
3 | What it does | 0.50 | Â | 0.71 | |
4 | How it works | 0.61 | Â | 0.71 | |
5 | How long it will take to act | 0.51 | Â | 0.70 | |
6 | How you can tell it is working | 0.54 | Â | 0.72 | |
7 | How long you will need to be on your medicine | 0.57 | Â | 0.76 | |
8 | How to use your medicine | 0.56 | Â | 0.76 | |
9 | How to get a further supply | 0.55 | Â | 0.75 | |
10 | Whether the medicine has any unwanted effects | Â | 0.82 | 0.73 | |
11 | What are the risks of your getting side effects | Â | 0.80 | 0.72 | |
12 | What you should do if you experience any unwanted side effects | Â | 0.81 | 0.72 | |
13 | Whether you can drink alcohol whilst taking this medicine | Â | 0.85 | 0.72 | |
14 | Whether the medicine interferes with other medicine | Â | 0.81 | 0.72 | |
15 | Whether the medication will make you feel drowsy | Â | 0.81 | 0.72 | |
16 | Whether the medication will affect your sex life | Â | 0.81 | 0.73 | |
17 | What you should do if you forget to take a dose | Â | 0.84 | 0.71 |