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Table 4 Means, standard deviations (SD) and item-total correlations (rit) for the BEST items in parents

From: Satisfaction with in-patient child and adolescent psychiatric treatment: development and psychometric properties of the BEST questionnaires for adolescents and for parents

Items

N

mean

SD

rit

1. Overall satisfied

1989

4.21

.90

.53

2. Stay was helpful for child

1976

3.98

1.01

.47

3. Stay was helpful for us

1980

3.96

1.04

.49

4. Information about illness/problem

1977

3.56

1.35

.60

5. Information about medication

1434

3.95

1.29

.55

6. Taken seriously by therapist

1977

4.06

1.32

.69

7. Effectiveness of one-on-one sessions

1919

3.55

1.33

.73

8. Effectiveness of family sessions

1939

3.60

1.34

.73

9. Effectiveness of stay

1970

3.49

1.34

.74

10. Had a say in selection of therapies

1958

3.59

1.34

.72

11. Handling of confidential information

1965

4.35

1.10

.63

12. Information about coercive measures

1812

3.82

1.34

.65

13. Had a say in decoration of his/her room

1774

3.76

1.28

.61

14. Leave regulations (weekend)

1725

3.75

1.41

.53

15. Sanitary facilities

1794

3.83

1.30

.51

16. Decoration of the ward

1916

3.52

1.36

.48

17. Had a say in determining date of discharge

1964

3.71

1.40

.63

18. Number of one-on-one sessions (child)

1950

3.18

1.44

.61

19. Privacy of child respected

1919

3.95

1.16

.70

20. Opportunities for child to be alone

1953

3.82

1.24

.61

21. Goals of treatment discussed

1983

3.51

1.40

.74

22. Would bring child back

1982

4.29

1.11

.48