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Table 3 Pearson’s correlations between items alongside for each item: the item total correlation, Cronbach’s alpha if deleted and the exploratory factor analysis factor loadings

From: Beyond the clinical team: evaluating the human factors-oriented training of non-clinical professionals working in healthcare contexts

Human factors skills

Items

5

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13 item set alpha = .936

Final 12 item instrument alpha = .934

Corrected item-total correlations

Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted

Corrected item-total correlations

Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted

Factor loadings EFA

Care

1. When my colleagues are upset, I can help them calm down

.523

412

.508

.446

.377

.452

.544

.465

.514

.533

.528

.484

.64

.932

.63

.930

.644

Teamwork/communication

5. I can speak up when I am part of a team to say what I think is going on

 

.465

.615

.618

.503

.513

.541

.607

.604

.525

.500

.427

.71

.930

.71

.927

.733

Decision making

7. When I am not sure what to do, I can still make a decision

  

.478

.499

.505

.473

.590

.536

.589

.525

.470

.378

.65

.932

.65

.929

.675

Leadership

9. I know when I should take the lead in a team

   

.592

.428

.463

.641

.665

.607

.603

.633

.506

.74

.928

.74

.926

.771

Situational awareness

10. Even when things are very busy, I can remember the goals for my team

    

.552

.494

.544

.638

.612

.569

.486

.447

.72

.929

.72

.927

.745

Situational awareness

11. I can think ahead, about what might happen next at work

     

.514

.579

.531

.564

.414

.401

.290

.62

.932

.63

.930

.650

Teamwork

12. I can work well with new teams I have not worked with before

      

.517

.487

.481

.442

.459

.382

.62

.932

.62

.930

.631

Leadership

13. I can reassign tasks between members of my team when some people are busier than others.

       

.615

.571

.549

.662

.397

.75

.928

.75

.925

.766

Communication

14. I can choose the key facts I need to tell a colleague during a good handover

        

.779

.667

.664

.538

.80

.927

.79

.924

.844

Decision making

15. When I am under pressure, I can still make important decisions

         

.712

.607

.559

.80

.927

.79

.924

.837

Care

16. I can stay calm and do my job even when I am under stress.

          

.624

.610

.74

.929

.74

.926

.775

Teamwork/communication

17. I can give my colleagues feedback that helps them do their jobs better

           

.586

.73

.929

.72

.927

.755

Care

*18. I can show others that I care, even when I am under stress.

           

–

.61

.933

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–

–

  1. *Items excluded prior to EFA. Not included in the final instrument
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