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 electronic stethoscopes). | .873 | .133 | −.093 | .789 |
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). | .834 | .068 | −.056 | .704 |
Physicians should have the right to take gifts of modest value which are needed in their practice (e.g., pens, notebooks) from pharmaceutical companies. | .695 | .263 | −.204 | 0,594 |
Physicians should have the right to get support from pharmaceutical companies to attend conferences, training events, etc. | .666 | .309 | −.073 | .544 |
Physicians should have the right to perform paid work for pharmaceutical companies (e.g., completing questionnaires or examining patients). | .608 | .160 | .053 | .398 |
Pharmaceutical sales representatives perform an important educational function for physicians. | .218 | .810 | .005 | .704 |
Information about drugs coming from pharmaceutical companies is credible. | .082 | .759 | −.090 | .591 |
Physicians should meet with medical representatives during working hours because they are getting information about the drugs necessary in their work. | .299 | .674 | −.137 | .562 |
Gifts from pharmaceutical companies are rewards for prescribing their medicines. | −.149 | −.041 | .742 | .574 |
Gifts to physicians from pharmaceutical companies influence physicians’ prescribing habits. | −.412 | .001 | .671 | .620 |
Drug samples are also gifts from a pharmaceutical company. | .210 | −.145 | .580 | .401 |
Eigenvalue | 3.13 | 1.92 | 1.43 | SUM |
Variance explained | 28.5% | 17.4% | 13.0% | 58.9% |