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Table 4 Internal consistency and item-total correlation for 22-tem R-DAQ for total sample, and restricted to adult nurses and GPs

From: The development and psychometric properties of a measure of clinicians’ attitudes to depression: the revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ)

Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ) Items (22)

Corrected item-total correlation

Cronbach’s α if item deleted

Factor

Item

 

Total sample

Restricted sample

Total sample

Restricted sample

1

7

I feel confident in assessing depression in patients

.658

.514

.818

.783

1

I feel comfortable in dealing with depressed patients’ needs

.656

.530

.820

.782

17

I feel confident in assessing suicide risk in patients presenting with depression

.631

.434

.819

.788

19

It is rewarding to spend time looking after depressed patients

.571

.499

.825

.786

8

I am more comfortable working with physical illness than with mental illnesses like depression (reversed)

.554

.422

.824

.789

11

My profession is well placed to assist patients with depression

.527

.338

.825

.794

15

My profession is well trained to assist patients with depression

.506

.211

.826

.802

2

3

Psychological therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed)

.448

.436

.830

.789

18

Depression reflects a response which is not amenable to change (reversed)

.437

.407

.830

.790

12

Becoming depressed is a way that people with poor stamina deal with life difficulties (reversed)

.425

.394

.831

.791

21

There is little to be offered to depressed patients who do not respond to initial treatments (reversed)

.420

.449

.830

.788

5

One of the main causes of depression is a lack of self-discipline and will-power (reversed)

.408

.314

.831

.795

4

Antidepressant therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed)

.341

.327

.834

.794

20

Becoming depressed is a natural part of adolescence (reversed)

.338

.345

.834

.794

6

Depression treatments medicalise unhappiness (reversed)

.303

.273

.835

.797

13

Once a person has made up their mind about taking their own life no one can stop them (reversed)

.259

.261

.837

.798

9

Becoming depressed is a natural part of being old (reversed)

.246

.274

.837

.797

3

10

All health professionals should have skills in recognising and managing depression

.271

.344

.836

.794

16

Recognising and managing depression is often an important part of managing other health problems

.251

.324

.836

.795

22

Anyone can suffer from depression

.237

.241

.837

.798

14

People with depression have care needs similar to other medical conditions like diabetes, COPD or arthritis

.134

.205

.843

.801

2

Depression is a disease like any other (e.g. asthma, diabetes)

.102

.227

.846

.800