Table 2.

TARS scores descriptive statistics

Question/domain (possible score range)	n	Median	Inter‐quartile range	Range
1. General acceptability (1–6)	309	6	5–6	1–6
2. Perceived effectiveness (1–6)	307	6	5–6	1–6
3. Negative side effects (1–6)	295	6	5–6	1–6
4. Inappropriateness (1–6)	303	6	5–6	1–6
5. Consistency (1–6)	310	6	5–6	1–6
6. Social validity (1–6)	307	6	5–6	1–6
7. Did the training improve your understanding? (0–3)	310	2	2–3	0–3
8. Did the training help you to develop skills? (0–3)	307	2	1–3	0–3
9. Has the training made you more confident? (0–3)	310	2	1–2	0–3
10. Do you expect to make use of what you learnt in the training? (0–3)	306	2	2–3	0–3
11. How competent were those who led the training? (0–3)	309	3	3–3	1–3
12. In an overall, general sense, how satisfied are you with the training? (0–3)	308	3	2–3	0–3
13. Did the training cover the topics it set out to cover? (0–3)	310	3	2–3	0–3
14. Did those who led the training sessions relate to the group effectively? (0–3)	310	3	3–3	1–3
15. Were the leaders motivating? (0–3)	309	3	2–3	0–3
Total ‘acceptability’ Q1–6 (1–36)	289	34	31–36	6–36
Total ‘perceived impact’ Q7–15 (0–27)	301	22	19–25	4–27
Total TARS Q1–15 (6–63)	283	56	51–61	24–63