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Table 7 Factor analysis toward 16 treatment variations in temporary illness scenario. (N = 141)

From: Survey of the general public's attitudes toward advance directives in Japan: How to respect patients' preferences

Items Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4
Variance 41.6% 11.8% 8.1% 7.0%
Low burden, Good chance, 2 years .261 .120   .735
High burden, Good chance, 2 years .500 .744   .381
Low burden, Poor chance, 2 years .297 .333 .832 .186
High burden, Poor chance, 2 years .132 .806 .287  
Low burden, Good chance, 6 months .366 .113 .303 .808
High burden, Good chance, 6 months .397 .681   .485
Low burden, Poor chance, 6 months .310 .230 .885 .231
High burden, Poor chance, 6 months .174 .683 .362  
CPR, 2 years .840 .298 .240 .382
Artificial Ventilator, 2 years .830 .256 .218 .334
Dialysis, 2 years .802 .274 .177 .233
Artificial Nutrition, 2 years .781 .382   .273
CPR, 6 months .867 .253 .297 .489
Artificial Ventilator, 6 months .859 .227 .310 .459
Dialysis, 6 months .824 .267 .224 .435
Artificial Nutrition, 6 months .842 .347 .188 .402
  1. * All loadings greater than 0.50 are in bold type
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