Statement (4-point Likert Scale) | Component 1 | Component 2 | Component 3 | h 2 |
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Physicians should have the right to take expensive gifts from pharmaceutical companies if they are needed in their practice (e.g., branded stethoscopes). | .853 | .133 | −.104 | .757 |
Physicians should have the right to get support from pharmaceutical companies to attend conferences, training events, etc. | .747 | .256 | −.077 | .629 |
Physicians should have the right to take gifts from pharmaceutical companies in any form in which companies are likely to give them (e.g., good quality wine). | .736 | −.019 | .099 | .552 |
Physicians should have the right to take gifts of modest value which are needed in their practice (e.g., pens, notebooks) from pharmaceutical companies. | .732 | .244 | −.145 | .617 |
Physicians should have the right to perform paid work for pharmaceutical companies (e.g., completing questionnaires or examining patients). | .646 | .214 | .041 | .465 |
Pharmaceutical sales representatives perform an important educational function for physicians. | .102 | .818 | .068 | .685 |
Physicians should meet with medical representatives during working hours because they are getting information about the drugs necessary in their work. | .259 | .736 | −.075 | .615 |
Information about drugs coming from pharmaceutical companies is credible. | .160 | .614 | −.143 | .422 |
Gifts from pharmaceutical companies are rewards for prescribing their medicines. | −.201 | .065 | .820 | .716 |
Gifts to physicians from pharmaceutical companies influence physicians’ prescribing habits. | −.083 | −.066 | .817 | .679 |
Drug samples are also gifts from a pharmaceutical company. | .110 | −.085 | .401 | .180 |
Eigenvalue | 2.94 | 1.79 | 1.58 | SUM |
Variance explained | 26.7% | 16.3% | 14.4% | 57.4% |