Table 6.

Items endorsed and rejected and correlations by Delphi questionnaire sections

Topic	# endorsed	# rejected	Correlation between panel ratings (Pearson’s r)
			Round 1			Round 2
			r	df	p	r	df	p
Recognising and acknowledging that someone may be experiencing psychosis	16	2	.75	14	.000	–
Knowing about psychosis	13	2	.35	11	.120	–
When and how to approach the person	9	11	.96	18	.000	–
Guidelines for good communication	8	9	1.0	7	.000	–
Dealing with problems during the conversation	14	5	.95	17	.000	–
Being supportive and understanding	18	6	.96	22	.000	–
Treating the person with dignity and respect	9	2	.94	9	.000	–
Encouraging professional help—general	6	6	.80	10	.001	–
Supporting the person to seek professional help	6	8	.75	12	.001	–
If the person doesn’t want professional help	10	2	.93	10	.000	–
Responding to hallucinations and delusions	10	11	.96	19	.000	–
Safety considerations when the person is in a severe psychotic state or behaving aggressively	27	5	.96	31	.000	–
Communicating with the person when they are in a severe psychotic state or behaving aggressively	12	12	.97	22	.000	–
De-escalation when the person is in a severe psychotic state or behaving aggressively	31	4	.39	33	.010
Seeking help for the person when they are in a severe psychotic state or behaving aggressively	2	8	–			.41	8	.120
Calling emergency services for help when the person is in a severe psychotic state or behaving aggressively	18	0	.45	16	.030

Correlations are not reported for sections where there were less than 10 items rated. Correlations for Round 3 have not been provided as there were not enough ratings to determine a valid correlation coefficient