Table 3.
Item characteristics of regret coping at first survey (n = 329). Number left of item description corresponds to the item order in the scale
| In general, when I regret events or situations with patients…. | % at lowest value | % at highest value | Mean (SD) | Loading of FA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | MA | A | ||||
| RCS-HCP | ||||||
| 1. I talk about it with colleagues, to be listened to or reassured | 2.5 | 34.6 | 3.04 (0.84) | 0.51 | ||
| 2. I discuss the problem again with the patient (or his family) | 22.8 | 12.7 | 2.26 (0.95) | 0.51 | ||
| 3. I try to find concrete solutions to the situation | 1.94 | 54.4 | 3.38 (0.77) | 0.50 | ||
| 4. I talk with a supervisor to prevent these events from recurring | 10.1 | 27.0 | 2.74 (0.97) | 0.63 | −0.11 | |
| 5. I try to accept the situation | 4.8 | 28.3 | 2.94 (0.85) | 0.11 | 0.49 | |
| 6. I think I am no good | 41.6 | 2.6 | 1.77 (0.78) | −0.12 | 0.55 | |
| 7. I turn these situations in my head all the time | 38.3 | 4.2 | 1.84 (0.81) | 0.85 | ||
| 8. I think about it so much that it becomes invasive | 61.1 | 2.6 | 1.52 (0.75) | 0.79 | ||
| 9. I have a tendency to blame myself | 17.0 | 10.2 | 2.24 (0.85) | 0.70 | ||
| 10. I tell myself that error is human | 13.7 | 11.5 | 2.41 (0.86) | 0.63 | ||
| 11. I try to take some emotional distance | 4.5 | 23.0 | 2.84 (0.83) | 0.54 | ||
| 12. I think about this situations all the time | 56.9 | 2.9 | 1.55 (0.74) | 0.82 | ||
| 13. I expose this situation to colleagues to improve our practices | 9.0 | 23.1 | 2.74 (0.92) | 0.71 | ||
| 14. I try to see the positive side of things | 9.7 | 17.2 | 2.60 (0.88) | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.60 |
| 15. I try to put the situation in perspective | 24.5 | 6.5 | 2.15 (0.87) | 0.48 | ||
| Problem focused | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.83 (0.61) | – | – | – |
| Maladaptive | 8.3 | 0.6 | 1.78 (0.63) | – | – | – |
| Adaptive | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.59 (0.57) | – | – | – |
SD standard deviation, PCA Principal Component Analysis, FA factor analysis, PF problem focused, MA maladaptive, A adaptive