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Table 2 Item descriptives

From: Patient experiences questionnaire for interdisciplinary treatment for substance dependence (PEQ-ITSD): reliability and validity following a national survey in Norway

  

n

Missing (%)

Not applicable (%)

Meana

Ceiling (%)

3

Were you informed of the institution’s rules and routines when you arrived?

950

2.9

-

3.59

17.5

4

Were you welcomed in a satisfactorily manner when admitted to the institution?

950

2.9

-

3.98

30.5

6

Have you had enough time for talk and contact with clinicians/personnel?

947

2.4

0.8

3.51

18.4

7

Do you perceive that the clinicians/personnel have understood your situation?

950

2.5

0.4

3.65

19.9

8

Have you had confidence in the clinicians’/personnel’s professional competence?

943

2.7

0.9

3.68

23.2

9

Has one of the clinicians/personnel had primary responsibility for you?

927

3.3

1.9

3.75

28.7

10

To what extent have you been met with courtesy and respect?

945

3.1

0.3

4.16

39.4

12a

What benefit have you had from treatment in groups at the institution?b

861

3.3

8.7

3.33

15.8

12b

What benefit have you had from talking to a therapist at the institution?b

910

3.0

4.0

3.56

21.5

12c

What benefit have you had from treatment by medication at the institution?b

641

4.9

29.6

3.16

17.0

13

All in all, what benefit have you gained from the treatment at the institution?b

913

4.2

2.5

3.85

30.8

14

Has the information you have received regarding the treatment been satisfactory?

930

3.1

1.8

3.44

13.8

15

Have you had influence on your treatment?

926

3.1

2.2

3.53

17.0

16

Do you perceive that the treatment has been adjusted to your needs?

934

2.9

1.6

3.46

16.0

17

Have you received help for physical ailments or illness?

782

3.1

17.0

3.20

12.5

18

Have you received help for psychological distress?

763

3.8

18.2

3.09

12.8

19

Has your access to psychologists been satisfactory?

843

2.7

11.1

3.13

15.8

20

Has your access to medical doctors been satisfactory?

918

2.8

3.4

3.33

15.5

21

Have you felt safe at the institution?

959

1.9

-

4.17

38.5

22

Has the institution arranged for contact with other patients in a satisfactory manner?

955

2.4

-

3.78

23.6

23

Have the activities offered at the institution been satisfactory?

958

2.0

-

3.42

16.9

24

Have the meals at the institution been satisfactory?

958

2.0

-

3.92

38.0

25

Have you been satisfied with the possibility for privacy?

950

2.9

-

3.43

19.7

26

Do you perceive that the clinicians/personnel have prepared you for the time after discharge?

816

2.8

13.8

2.97

8.8

27

Do you perceive that the clinicians/personnel have helped you with practical issues for the time after discharge (e.g. housing, finances, work/school)?

727

3.0

22.7

2.81

9.4

28

Do you perceive that the clinicians/personnel have arranged for further treatment for the time after discharge?

748

3.3

20.2

2.89

9.6

29

Do you perceive that the clinicians/personnel have helped you so you can achieve a meaningful life after discharge?

784

3.1

16.8

3.12

13.0

30

All in all, is the help and treatment you receive at the institution satisfactory?

929

2.0

3.0

3.76

23.8

31

Do the help and treatment you receive at the institution improve your ability to understand your dependency problem?

927

2.0

3.2

3.64

23.6

32

Do the help and treatment you receive at the institution improve your ability to cope with your dependency problem?

902

2.0

5.7

3.61

20.7

33

Do the help and treatment you receive at the institution give you faith that your life will improve after discharge?

914

2.2

4.3

3.74

26.0

34

Do you perceive that the clinicians/personnel have cooperated well with your next-of-kin?

714

2.1

24.8

2.71

9.4

36

Do you believe that you have been subjected to malpractice (based on your own opinion)?c

910

2.4

4.6

1.84

51.4

  1. a All items were scored on a 5-point response scale ranging from 1 (“not at all”) to 5 (“to a very large extent”)
  2. b Items with 5-point response scale ranging from 1 (“no benefit”) to 5 (“very large benefit”)
  3. c Items with reversed response scale, i.e. the lower the mean, the better the result