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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2018 Sep 30;94:155–162. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.09.040

Table 2.

Medical center staff attitudes about the NHZ by direct vs. non-direct care staff position.

Direct care
 (n = 318)		 Non-direct care
(n = 266)		 p
I believe the No Hit Zone initiative is a good idea for our medical center. 4.18
(0.93)		 4.09
(0.97)		 0.28
I think the No Hit Zone initiative goes too far in intervening in families’ lives. 2.19
(108)		 2.31
(106)		 0.18
I understand the rationale for why the medical center needs a No Hit Zone policy. 4.20
(0.87)		 4.16
(0.85)		 0.63
The goals for the No Hit Zone are clear to me. 4.17
(0.88)		 4.11
(0.84)		 0.39
I am clear about what behaviors require intervention under the No Hit Zone policy if I see them. 4.06
(0.91)		 3.96
(0.84)		 0.17
I believe the No Hit Zone has a positive impact on the families we serve. 3.97
(0.88)		 3.87
(0.90)		 0.18
The No Hit Zone initiative goes against my own personal values. 1.97
(0.96)		 2.17
(106)		 0.02
I think that the No Hit Zone does more harm than good. 1.91
(0.91)		 2.08
(0.99)		 0.03
The No Hit Zone policy has been difficult for me to implement. 2.30
(0.94)		 2.43
(0.93)		 0.09
I believe in the goals of the No Hit Zone for our medical center. 4.10
(0.89)		 4.06
(0.88)		 0.58

Note: Means are shown with standard deviations in parentheses. Scale for individual items ranges from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).