Table 3.
Factor analysis pattern matrix, R-DAQ, restricted sample
| R-DAQ items | Factor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 20: Becoming depressed is a natural part of adolescence (reversed) | .635 | .062 | -.046 |
| 9: Becoming depressed is a natural part of being old (reversed) | .579 | .109 | -.039 |
| 12: Becoming depressed is a way that people with poor stamina deal with life difficulties (reversed) | .557 | .075 | .188 |
| 6: Depression treatments medicalise unhappiness (reversed) | .527 | .112 | .033 |
| 21: There is little to be offered to depressed patients who do not respond to initial treatments (reversed) | .526 | -.191 | -.078 |
| 5: One of the main causes of depression is a lack of self-discipline and will-power (reversed) | .461 | .116 | .225 |
| 18: Depression reflects a response which is not amenable to change (reversed) | .434 | -.120 | .108 |
| 13: Once a person has made up their mind about taking their own life no one can stop them (reversed) | .367 | -.073 | -.073 |
| 3: Psychological therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed) | .340 | -.233 | .083 |
| 4: Antidepressant therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed) | .328 | -.145 | .011 |
| 7: I feel confident in assessing depression in patients | -.030 | -.799 | .046 |
| 17: I feel confident in assessing suicide risk in patients presenting with depression | -.070 | -.733 | .016 |
| 1: I feel comfortable in dealing with depressed patients’ needs | .114 | -.673 | .019 |
| 8: I am more comfortable working with physical illness than with mental illnesses like depression (reversed) | .079 | -.579 | .011 |
| 15: My profession is well trained to assist patients with depression | -.129 | -.529 | -.104 |
| 19: It is rewarding to spend time looking after depressed patients | .099 | -.519 | .137 |
| 11: My profession is well placed to assist patients with depression | .039 | -.412 | .052 |
| 22: Anyone can suffer from depression | .039 | .085 | .606 |
| 16: Recognising and managing depression is often an important part of managing other health problems | -.009 | -.106 | .555 |
| 2: Depression is a disease like any other (e.g. asthma, diabetes) | -.003 | .035 | .468 |
| 10: All health professionals should have skills in recognising and managing depression | .081 | -.101 | .437 |
| 14: People with depression have care needs similar to other medical conditions like diabetes, COPD or arthritis. | -.064 | -.025 | .430 |
Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring. Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization.
Rotation converged in 7 iterations. Emboldened figures show factor loading in relation to each item and factor.