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Table 2 Trajectories and critical ratios of the APUTCM and CCTCM scales

From: Development and validation of traditional & complementary medicine (TCM) scales for nurses: Using structural equation modelling (SEM)

Trajectories

Estimate

Stand error

Critical ratio

APUTCM Scale

 Cognitive Component

  Perceived needs for increasing patient awareness of TCM

1.000

  

  Belief in TCM as a patient self-management strategy

0.925

0.064

14.498***

  Perceived insufficient knowledge about TCM.

1.094

0.073

14.927***

  Integration of TCM into conventional care to address patients’ needs

1.116

0.068

16.435***

 Affective Component

  Understanding of TCM assistance in the care of patients with the needs

1.000

  

  Acceptance and respect of patient’s TCM use

1.161

0.063

18.329***

  The right to use both CM and TCM for patients

1.243

0.064

19.277***

  Respect of patients’ TCM choices in disease self-management

1.175

0.061

19.386***

 Behavioural Component

  Familiar with their own specialist-related TCM

1.000

  

  Ability to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TCM

1.757

0.176

9.982***

  Ability to search for trusted TCM information

1.934

0.188

10.271***

  Ability to face TCM challenges with confidence

2.010

0.194

10.375***

  Ability to assess and evaluate patient’s TCM use.

1.858

0.180

10.301***

CCTCM Scale

 Sustainability

  Receiving training to improve TCM communication skills

1.000

  

  Learning integrative medicine to facilitate communication with patients regarding TCM use

1.381

0.093

14.895***

 Performance

  Answering TCM questions from evidence-based literature

1.000

  

  Feeling confidence in discussing TCM-related questions

0.902

0.046

19.627***

  Listening patients’ TCM use in a respectful and open-minded manner

0.928

0.044

21.252***

  1. ***=p< .001