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Table 2 Data quality, scaling assumptions and acceptability of the registered mental health nurse 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 = 543)

 No. of respondents missing data on 1 item only

28

23

19

13

 No. of respondents missing data on 2 items only

7

1

12

0

 No. of respondents missing data on 3 items or more

5

22

2

0

 No. of respondents with complete data

481

497

491

515

Scaling assumptions

 Item Mean Score Range

1.17–1.58

1.43–1.66

1.23–1.77

1.24–1.45

 Item SD Range

0.45–0.68

0.57–0.73

0.51–0.76

0.53–0.62

 Item Skewness Range

0.95–3.33

0.90–1.23

0.70–2.87

1.38–2.39

 Item correlation with Hypothesised Scale Range

0.67–0.81

0.77–0.83

0.67–0.81

0.74–0.84

Acceptability

 Total Possible Score Range

17–68

3–12

12–48

8–32

 Total Observed Score Range

17–68

3–12

12–48

8–32

 Mean Observed Score (SD)

21.9 (6.5)

4.5 (1.5)

17.6 (5.5)

10.5 (3.5)

 Floor/Ceiling Effecta

27.9%

34.2%

18.5%

36.7%

 Skewness

3.31

1.17

2.28

3.30

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