Table 3 Varimax rotation with three factors for responding sample

3

Having to report observations to the team helps team members better understand the work of other health professionals

0.80

-0.05

0.06

1

The team approach permits health professionals to meet the needs of family caregivers as well as patients

0.76

0.15

0.02

4

The team approach makes the delivery of care more efficient

0.67

0.11

0.06

7

The give and take among team members help them make better patient care decisions

0.54

0.18

0.02

2

Working on a team keeps most health professionals enthusiastic and interested in their jobs

0.53

0.38

0.04

11

Team meetings foster communication among team members from different disciplines

0.04

0.09

0.05

5

The team approach improves the quality of care to patients

0.19

0.06

-0.02

10

Developing a patient care plan with other team members avoids errors in delivering care

0.34

0.23

-0.01

6

Patients receiving team care are more likely than other patients to be treated as whole persons

-0.08

0.64

0.04

12

Health professionals working on teams are more responsive than others to the emotional and financial needs of patients

0.35

0.64

-0.07

8

Hospital patients who receive team care are better prepared for discharge than other patients

0.30

0.56

0.14

14

Developing an interdisciplinary patient care plan is excessively time consuming^a

-0.02

-0.10

0.74

9

In most instances, the time required for team meetings could be better spent in other ways^a

0.09

0.19

0.74

13

Working in teams unnecessarily complicates things most of the time^a

0.11

-0.44

0.50