Table 4 Descriptive Statistics of Scale QPC-OPS Items. Item mean, standard deviations and corrected item-total correlation.

From: Adaptation, psychometric properties and factor structure of the Spanish Quality in Psychiatric Care-Outpatient Staff (QPC-OPS) instrument

Summary of the contents of the items

Mean

SD

Corrected item-total correlation

Cronbach’s alpha Total instrument without item

Item 1. Patients decide on their care and treatment

2.89

0.63

0.408

0.882

Item 2. Security in the center is high

2.58

0.92

0.100

0.893

Item 3. Patients can easily access professionals by phone

3.28

0.81

0.293

0.886

Item 4. Patients can feel safe along with other patients in the waiting room

3.30

0.62

0.178

0.887

Item 5. The opinion of patients is respected when establishing their care and treatment

3.27

0.64

0.533

0.879

Item 6. Patients participate in decisions about their care

3.17

0.64

0.526

0.880

Item 7. It is easy for patients to get an appointment with professionals

3.27

0.79

0.394

0.883

Item 8. The care and treatment patients receive is effective and helps them with their problems

3.30

0.52

0.414

0.882

Item 9. Patients are not bothered by other patients in the waiting room

3.10

0.64

0.127

0.888

Item 10. Family members or friends of patients are offered the opportunity to participate in their care and treatment to the extent they wish

3.27

0.66

0.401

0.882

Item 11. Staff treat patients with consideration and proximity

3.77

0.44

0.549

0.880

Item 12. Professionals worry about knowing why the patient is angry or irritated

3.73

0.47

0.609

0.879

Item 13. The patient's experience is taken into account in order to establish medical treatment

3.42

0.66

0.555

0.879

Item 14. Patients are offered health education to learn how to identify symptoms of worsening disease

3.56

0.60

0.447

0.881

Item 15. Professionals treat patients with respect

3.82

0.45

0.536

0.880

Item 16. It's easy to contact the center by phone

3.17

0.88

0.323

0.886

Item 17. Patients are helped to look for work or other occupations

3.45

0.64

0.363

0.883

Item 18. Professionals understand patients' feelings

3.50

0.56

0.548

0.879

Item 19. Professionals offer strategies to patients to prevent them from harming the people around them, if they had those ideas at all

3.60

0.52

0.555

0.880

Item 20. Professionals spend time listening to patients

3.57

0.58

0.593

0.878

Item 21. Patients receive information on where they can go if they need help after contact with the center is over

3.65

0.51

0.436

0.882

Item 22. Professionals offer strategies to patients to prevent them from harming themselves if they had such ideas

3.63

0.52

0.529

0.880

Item 23. Professionals help patients understand that it is not shameful to have a mental illness

3.67

0.52

0.588

0.879

Item 24. Professionals help the patient understand that feelings of guilt and shame should not prevent them from asking for help

3.67

0.52

0.534

0.880

Item 25. Professionals care about the care and treatment of patients

3.72

0.49

0.643

0.878

Item 26. It is easy to establish telephone contact with the doctor responsible for the patient's care and treatment

2.95

0.78

0.336

0.884

Item 27. The patient is clearly informed about their mental illness and diagnosis

3.31

0.63

0.472

0.881

Item 28. Patients' family members are treated with respect

3.80

0.42

0.557

0.880

Item 29. Patients are offered information about their disease so they can participate in their treatment

3.47

0.61

0.577

0.879

Item 30. Patients are given information about different treatment options so they can decide which one they think is best suited

3.03

0.71

0.472

0.881

Overall instrument

  

101.91

9.08

  1. SD Standard Deviation.