Validation of the conceptual research utilization scale: an application of the standards for educational and psychological testing in healthcare

Table 3 Item Characteristics (n = 697¹)

Item	Corrected Item- Total Correlations	Factor Loading²
Item #1: Give new knowledge or information	0.722	0.688
Item #2: Raise awareness	0.782	0.756
Item #3: Help change your mind	0.666	0.610
Item #4: Give new ideas	0.788	0.759
Item #5: Help make sense of things	0.749	0.716

¹listwise deletion resulted in the removal of 10 cases for a final sample size of 707-10 = 697 cases
²Eigenvalue = 3.529; variance explained = 70.579%

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