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Table 1 Data quality, scaling assumptions and acceptability of the service user version of the TEQ

From: The Therapeutic Engagement Questionnaire (TEQ): a service user-focused mental health nursing outcome metric

Psychometric property

1:1 Care interactions

Care delivery

General Care interaction

Care delivery

Data quality (n = 628)

 No. of respondents missing data on 1 item only

42

42

52

34

 No. of respondents missing data on 2 items only

21

13

26

9

 No. of respondents missing data on 3 items or more

8

2

16

2

 No. of respondents with complete data

454

496

510

575

Scaling assumptions

 Item Mean Score Range

1.68–1.99

1.65–2.03

1.72–2.18

1.75–1.98

 Item SD Range

0.86–0.97

0.81–0.97

0.83–0.99

0.83–0.91

 Item Skewness Range

0.66–1.22

0.65–1.51

0.44–1.14

0.62–1.09

 Item correlation with Hypothesised Scale

0.84–0.91

0.82–0.90

0.77–0.88

0.78–0.87

Acceptability

 Total Possible Score Range

11–44

9–36

12–48

8–32

 Total Observed Score Range

11–44

9–36

12–48

8–32

 Mean Observed Score (SD)

20.4 (9.0)

15.6 (6.8)

23.4 (9.1)

14.7 (5.8)

 Floor/Ceiling Effecta

30.3%

29.2%

16.5%

19.5%

 Skewness

0.85

1.22

0.72

0.89

  1. a% of participants with scores at the minimum or maximum