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Table 2 Percentage of clinician who rated the mental health screening tools a score of 4 or 5

From: Acceptability and face validity of two mental health screening tools for use in the routine surgical setting

Clinician rating

Acceptability

Face validity

Clarity

Length

Ease of use

Willingness to complete

Usefulness

Thoroughness

Kessler psychological distress scale (K10)

      

Anaesthetists (n = 10)

8 (80%)

8 (80%)

8 (80%)

6 (60%)

5 (50%)

6 (60%)

Clinical nurse consultants (n = 11)

10 (91%)

11 (100%)

10 (91%)

8 (80%)a

9 (90%)a

8 (80%)a

Psychiatrists (n = 10)

10 (100%)

8 80%)

8 (80%)

5 (50%)

1 (10%)

3 (30%)

Psychologists (n = 10)

6 (60%)

7 (70%)

8 (80%)

7 (70%)

7 (70%)

1 (10%)

Surgeons (n = 10)

9 (90%)

8 (80%)

8 (80%)

9 (90%)

8 (80%)

8 (80%)

P value

0.132

0.475

0.951

0.313

0.002

0.004

Overall (n = 51)

43 (84%)

42 (82%)

42 (82%)

35 (70%)a

30 (60%)a

26 (52%)a

Somatic and psychological health report-12 (SPHERE-12)

      

Anaesthetists (n = 10)

9 (90%)

10 (100%)

7 (70%)

7 (70%)

5 (50%)

5 (50%)

Clinical Nurse Consultants (n = 11)

8 (73%)

6 (55%)

7 (64%)

3 (30%)a

3 (30%)a

3 (30%)a

Psychiatrists (n = 10)

8 (80%)

9 (90%)

9 (90%)

1 (10%)

0 (0%)

2 (20%)

Psychologists (n = 10)

9 (90%)

9 (90%)

7 (70%)

8 (80%)

6 (60%)

7 (70%)

Surgeons (n = 10)

10 (100%)

10 (100%)

9 (90%)

9 (90%)

8 (80%)

6 (60%)

P value

0.425

0.012

0.477

0.001

0.005

0.140

Overall (n = 51)

44 (86%)

44 (86%)

39 (77%)

28 (56%)a

22 (44%)a

23 (46%)a

  1. Based on 5-point Likert Scale (range 1–5) with 5 indicating highest rating of consensus; Data presented as frequency (percentage) of score ≥ 4; P < 0.05 indicate statistical significancy
  2. aIndicate missing data (N = 1)