Study 2: the results of the final run of EFA, including item means, SDs and factor loadings* (n=392)
| Item No | How important is reading your visit notes for: | Mean | SD | Factor loading |
| Imp2 | Taking care of your health? | 8.3 | 2 | 0.78 |
| Imp3 | Remembering the plan for your care? | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.72 |
| Imp4 | Helping you feel in control of your care? | 8.1 | 2.1 | 0.75 |
| Imp5 | Preparing for your office visits? | 7 | 2.7 | 0.74 |
| Risk1 | How much did you worry about your health after reading your visit notes? | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0.56 |
| Risk2 | Now that the office visit notes are available online, how concerned are you about privacy? | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0.37 |
| Risk3 | How confusing were the office visit notes? | 2.3 | 2 | 0.74 |
n=392, includes only patients who answered all items in the analysis.
*Importance item 1–7 (Imp2 to Imp5) response options: 1=not at all important to 10=extremely important. Risk items 1–3 (Risk1 to Risk3) used item-specific anchors for the 1–10 scale (1=not at all worried/concerned/confusing to 10=extremely worried/concerned/confusing) and were reverse coded.
EFA, exploratory factor analysis.