Table 1

Concepts of accident and emergency department questionnaire after data reduction

Composites after PCAαDepartment of Health dimensionsaSections of questionnaireα
Waiting time0.63Access and waiting0.63Waiting0.53
Q7 Q8 Q10Q7 Q8 Q10Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
Doctors and nurses0.88Safe high-quality, coordinated care0.55Doctors and nurses0.84
Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15Q15 Q20 Q36Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16
Your care and treatment0.78Better information, more choice0.64Your care and treatment0.73
Q17 Q18 Q19 Q21 Q27Q17 Q21 Q33 Q34Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21
Hygiene0.82Building better relationships0.81TestsNA
Q28 Q29Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q16Q23
Information before discharge0.80Clean, comfortable, friendly place to be0.70Pain0.74
Q33 Q34 Q35 Q36 Q37Q18 Q27 Q28 Q39Q26 Q27
Overall0.83Hospital environment and facilities0.64
Q38 Q39 Q40Q28 Q29 Q30
Leaving the emergency department0.80
Q33 Q34 Q35 Q36 Q37
Overall0.83
Q38 Q39 Q40
  • NA, not applicable; PCA, principal components analysis.