Table 4.
Internal consistency and item-total correlation for 22-tem R-DAQ for total sample, and restricted to adult nurses and GPs
| Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ) Items (22) | Corrected item-total correlation | Cronbach’s α if item deleted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Item | Total sample | Restricted sample | Total sample | Restricted sample | |
| 1 | 7 | I feel confident in assessing depression in patients | .658 | .514 | .818 | .783 |
| 1 | I feel comfortable in dealing with depressed patients’ needs | .656 | .530 | .820 | .782 | |
| 17 | I feel confident in assessing suicide risk in patients presenting with depression | .631 | .434 | .819 | .788 | |
| 19 | It is rewarding to spend time looking after depressed patients | .571 | .499 | .825 | .786 | |
| 8 | I am more comfortable working with physical illness than with mental illnesses like depression (reversed) | .554 | .422 | .824 | .789 | |
| 11 | My profession is well placed to assist patients with depression | .527 | .338 | .825 | .794 | |
| 15 | My profession is well trained to assist patients with depression | .506 | .211 | .826 | .802 | |
| 2 | 3 | Psychological therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed) | .448 | .436 | .830 | .789 |
| 18 | Depression reflects a response which is not amenable to change (reversed) | .437 | .407 | .830 | .790 | |
| 12 | Becoming depressed is a way that people with poor stamina deal with life difficulties (reversed) | .425 | .394 | .831 | .791 | |
| 21 | There is little to be offered to depressed patients who do not respond to initial treatments (reversed) | .420 | .449 | .830 | .788 | |
| 5 | One of the main causes of depression is a lack of self-discipline and will-power (reversed) | .408 | .314 | .831 | .795 | |
| 4 | Antidepressant therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed) | .341 | .327 | .834 | .794 | |
| 20 | Becoming depressed is a natural part of adolescence (reversed) | .338 | .345 | .834 | .794 | |
| 6 | Depression treatments medicalise unhappiness (reversed) | .303 | .273 | .835 | .797 | |
| 13 | Once a person has made up their mind about taking their own life no one can stop them (reversed) | .259 | .261 | .837 | .798 | |
| 9 | Becoming depressed is a natural part of being old (reversed) | .246 | .274 | .837 | .797 | |
| 3 | 10 | All health professionals should have skills in recognising and managing depression | .271 | .344 | .836 | .794 |
| 16 | Recognising and managing depression is often an important part of managing other health problems | .251 | .324 | .836 | .795 | |
| 22 | Anyone can suffer from depression | .237 | .241 | .837 | .798 | |
| 14 | People with depression have care needs similar to other medical conditions like diabetes, COPD or arthritis | .134 | .205 | .843 | .801 | |
| 2 | Depression is a disease like any other (e.g. asthma, diabetes) | .102 | .227 | .846 | .800 | |