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Table 4 Pattern and structure matrix for PCA with Varimax rotation of junior doctor assessment tool items

From: Assessment of Junior Doctor performance: a validation study

Item

Rotated

Communalities

 

Component 1

Component 2

 

Emergency management

0.795

 

0.659

Adverse event identification

0.709

0.326

0.609

Procedural skills

0.695

 

0.498

Doctor’s role in society

0.666

0.331

0.553

Scholarly practice

0.638

0.366

0.541

Clinical assessment and patient management

0.529

0.492

0.521

Teamwork in the health care team

 

0.821

0.712

Interpersonal skills with patients

 

0.819

0.707

Professional behaviour

0.303

0.760

0.670

Written communication

0.366

0.662

0.573

Cronbach Alpha for components

0.829

0.834

 
  1. Note: major loadings for each item are bolded.