Rotated component matrix for PCA of the Chinese PCQ-S (n=163)
| Item number | Item content | Factor loadings | ||
| Subscale 1: A climate of safety | Subscale 2: A climate of everydayness | Subscale 3: A climate of community | ||
| 1 | A place where I feel welcome | 0.83 | ||
| 2 | A place where I feel acknowledged as a person | 0.84 | ||
| 3 | A place where I feel I can be myself | 0.58 | ||
| 4 | A place where the patients are in safe hands | 0.66 | ||
| 5 | A place where the staff use a language that the patients can understand | 0.60 | ||
| 6 | A place which feels homely even though it is in an institution | 0.82 | ||
| 7 | A place where there is something nice to look at | 0.81 | ||
| 8 | A place where it is quiet and peaceful | 0.78 | ||
| 9 | A place where it is possible to get unpleasant thoughts out of your head | 0.74 | ||
| 10 | A place which is neat and clean | 0.68 | ||
| 11 | A place where it is easy for the patients to keep in contact with their loved ones | 0.64 | ||
| 12 | A place where it is easy for the patients to receive visitors | 0.87 | ||
| 13 | A place where it is easy for the patients to talk to the staff | 0.85 | ||
| 14 | A place where the patients have someone to talk to if they so wish | 0.66 | ||
| Total variance explained (%) | 73.3 (total three subscales) | 55.6 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Cronbach’s alpha | 0.94 (total 14 items) | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.88 |
PCA, principal component analysis; PCQ-S, Person-centred Climate Questionnaire – Staff version.