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Table 3 Factor analysis of 180 surrogate and 180 personal Q-sorts

From: Prediction of life-story narrative for end-of-life surrogate’s decision-making is inadequate: a Q-methodology study

 

Variance explained (%) / total Eigen value

Respondent-surrogate Q-sorts co-loading with:a

Respondent- personal Q-sorts only

Pair- personal Q-sorts only

Both

Neither

9-Factor solution

 Husband-wife

58/68.9

19 (32)

3 (5)

15 (25)

23 (38)

 Parent-child

52/63.5

16 (27)

5 (8)

21 (35)

18 (30)

 Sibling-sibling

58/67.6

12 (20)

5 (8)

22 (37)

21 (35)

 Total

 

47 (26)

13 (7)

58 (32)

62 (34)

7-Factor solution

 Husband-wife

53/63.0

16 (27)

4 (7)

19 (32)

21 (35)

 Parent-child

48/56.5

20 (33)

5 (8)

14 (23)

21 (35)

 Sibling-sibling

52/61.6

8 (13)

8 (13)

25 (42)

19 (32)

 Total

 

44 (24)

17 (9)

58 (32)

61 (34)

5-Factor solution

 Husband-wife

46/55.4

12 (20)

4 (7)

23 (38)

21 (35)

 Parent-child

39/48.4

14 (23)

3 (5)

19 (32)

24 (40)

 Sibling-sibling

46/54.7

9 (15)

3 (5)

26 (43)

22 (37)

 Total

 

35 (19)

10 (6)

68 (38)

67 (37)

  1. aData represent number (%) of respondent-surrogate Q-sorts that co-loaded with respondent-personal Q-sorts only, pair-personal Q-sorts only, both, or neither. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding