Table 6 Principal component estimates of the varimax factor loadings for the 24 T/F knowledge items of the questionnaire
From: Smoking cessation in community pharmacy practice–a clinical information needs analysis
Factors | Factor loading | Total variance |
|---|---|---|
Factor 1–Common myths of smoking | 13.8% | |
Item 7 | 0.584 | |
Item 8 | 0.524 | |
Item 17 | 0.631 | |
Item 19 | 0.500 | |
Factor 2–Nicotine replacement therapy knowledge | 11.5% | |
Item 20 | 0.767 | |
Item 21 | 0.800 | |
Factor 3–Specialised smoking knowledge | 9.9% | |
Item 6 | 0.742 | |
Item 24 | 0.701 | |
Factor 4–General smoking knowledge | 9.0% | |
Item 1 | 0.778 | |
Item 18 | 0.486 | |
Factor 5–Nicotine dependence | 8.8% | |
Item 15 | 0.793 | |
Item 23 | 0.599 |