Topic | # endorsed | # rejected | Correlation between panel ratings (Pearson’s r) | |||||
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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 | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â |