Table 2 Results of exploratory factor analysis of the medication administration hassles scale (N = 200)
Factors | Items | Factor loading | h2 | λ | % Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scheduling Logistics | 13- Embedding the medication program into my everyday tasks | 0.906 | 0.792 | 4.714 | 26.18 |
11- Having a schedule when the patient should intake several medications per day | 0.839 | 0.702 | |||
16- Remembering to give medicines as scheduled | 0.820 | 0.634 | |||
10- Giving medicines on time | 0.781 | 0.596 | |||
15- Share responsibility for adherence to the medication program with my patient | 0.766 | 0.618 | |||
14- Coordinating my medication program with my patient’s medication program | 0.706 | 0.547 | |||
12- Arguing with my patient about how to take medications | 0.685 | 0.444 | |||
24- Managing prescriptions made by different doctors | 0.594 | 0.517 | |||
Information Seeking/ Information Sharing | 5- Availability of someone to answer questions | 0.743 | 0.498 | 2.474 | 13.74 |
3- Awareness about why the medication is prescribed and whether it causes positive effects | 0.691 | 0.522 | |||
4- Feeling comfortable asking about medications | 0.665 | 0.392 | |||
2- Finding clear information about the medication | 0.611 | 0.388 | |||
6- Access to information within a reasonable time period | 0.579 | 0.449 | |||
7- Being comfortable in making pharmaceutical decisions | 0.542 | 0.489 | |||
Safety Issues | 20- Diagnosis of pharmaceutical adverse effects | 0.896 | 0.675 | 1.943 | 10.79 |
19- Knowing in what cases medications can be powdered, combined, dissolved, etc. | 0.762 | 0.633 | |||
18- Awareness about when to continue, increase, or reduce the dose or discontinue the medication | 0.600 | 0.391 | |||
21- Awareness about the safe prescribing of medications | 0.447 | 0.451 |