Table 3.

Perceived importance of evaluating different features of CMHC. Results from the survey of stakeholders in Mexico, Nicaragua and Chile. Means, standard deviations and ranges

	Needs (e.g. mental health/addiction characteristics and needs of the population in context)	Structure (e.g. infrastructure, organization, components and units of services) and Inputs (e.g. human resources, equipment, costs)	Process of Care (e.g. access, care practices from health promotion to treatment and rehabilitation, continuity of care)	Products and Short‐term Outcomes (e.g. number of attentions, number of screenings/reduction in symptoms)	Impact Outcomes (e.g. mental health, overall health, quality of life, equity)	Others (e.g. openness to innovation, capacity to respond to changes.)
Mexico (answered by n = 8)	Mean: 4.63	4.63	4.75	4.38	4.38	4.25
	SD: 0.70	0.48	0.43	0.86	0.70	0.83
	Range: 3–5	4–5	4–5	3–5	3–5	3–5
Nicaragua (answered by n = 9)	4.44	4.33	4.78	4.22	4.44	4.33
	0.50	0.47	0.42	0.42	0.50	0.82
	4–5	4–5	4–5	4–5	4–5	3–5
Chile (answered by n = 7)	4.43	4.29	4.71	4.71	4.71	4.57
	0.49	0.70	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.49
	4–5	3–5	4–5	4–5	4–5	4–5
Total	4.50	4.42	4.75	4.42	4.50	4.38
	0.58	0.57	0.43	0.64	0.58	0.75
	3–5	3–5	4–5	3–5	3–5	3–5

The scale goes from 1 (very low importance) to 5 (vey high importance).