Table 2 Rotated loading matrix: polychoric correlation, unweighted least squares (ULS), promin rotation
R-DAQ item | Factor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Generalist perspective | Professional confidence | Therapeutic optimism | |
22: Anyone can suffer from depression | 0.641* | −0.216 | −0.003 |
2: Depression is a disease like any other (e.g. asthma, diabetes) | 0.632* | 0.026 | −0.162 |
10: All health professionals should have skills in recognising and managing depression | 0.620* | 0.164 | 0.006 |
14: People with depression have care needs similar to other medical conditions like diabetes, COPD or arthritis | 0.593* | 0.034 | −0.021 |
16: Recognising and managing depression is often an important part of managing other health problems | 0.555* | 0.143 | 0.214 |
15: My profession is well trained to assist patients with depression | 0.018 | 0.631* | 0.082 |
17: I feel confident in assessing suicide risk in patients presenting with depression | −0.070 | 0.613* | −0.035 |
11: My profession is well placed to assist patients with depression | 0.063 | 0.590* | 0.045 |
7: I feel confident in assessing depression in patients | 0.104 | 0.553* | −0.071 |
1: I feel comfortable in dealing with depressed patients’ needs | 0.033 | 0.417* | −0.012 |
4: Antidepressant therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed) | −0.102 | 0.059 | 0.614* |
3: Psychological therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed) | −0.089 | 0.119 | 0.545* |
20: Becoming depressed is a natural part of adolescence (reversed) | −0.039 | −0.102 | 0.440* |
18: Depression reflects a response which is not amenable to change (reversed) | 0.095 | −0.106 | 0.392* |
21: There is little to be offered to depressed patients who do not respond to initial treatments (reversed) | 0.290 | −0.139 | 0.336* |