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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of FFMHPQ subscale scores in different profession types of participants

From: Chinese mental health workers’ family-focused practices: a cross-sectional survey

Subscale scoresa

All (n = 515)

Profession types

Post-hoc tests

Psychiatrists (n = 213)

Psychiatric nurses (n = 269)

AMHPs (n = 33)

Workplace support for family-focused practice

4.74 (1.36)

4.59 (1.46)

4.85 (1.28)

4.71 (1.33)

-

Location issues in relation to family-focused practice

3.24 (1.21)

3.11 (1.26)*

3.39 (1.17)*

3.00 (1.20)*

1 < 2

Time and workload

3.75 (1.05)

3.51 (1.15)***

3.95 (0.92)***

3.69 (1.14)***

1 < 2

Family-focused policy and procedure

4.40 (1.33)

4.06 (1.30)***

4.78 (1.23)***

3.59 (1.38)***

1 < 2, 3 < 2

Family-focused professional development opportunities

4.43 (1.33)

4.47 (1.26)

4.38 (1.40)

4.52 (1.25)

-

Coworker support

4.72 (1.16)

4.62 (1.11)

4.82 (1.16)

4.52 (1.39)

-

Providing support to the family and client for parenting

4.81 (0.96)

4.89 (0.89)*

4.72 (1.03)*

5.07 (0.74)*

-

Worker confidence in family-focused practice

3.93 (1.30)

3.78 (1.34)

4.01 (1.28)

4.23 (1.22)

-

Providing support to families and children

4.46 (1.19)

4.65 (1.16)***

4.27 (1.21)***

4.84 (1.03)***

2 < 1, 2 < 3

Engaging with family

3.59 (1.04)

3.73 (1.11)**

3.44 (0.98)**

3.98 (0.80)**

2 < 1, 2 < 3

Assessing impact of parental mental illness on the child

4.46 (1.16)

4.53 (1.22)

4.40 (1.12)

4.53 (1.10)

-

The need for further training

5.40 (1.07)

5.58 (0.94)***

5.21 (1.16)***

5.80 (0.86)***

2 < 1, 2 < 3

Skill and knowledge

4.29 (0.78)

4.27 (0.90)

4.29 (0.65)

4.44 (0.86)

-

Service availability

3.37 (1.25)

3.21 (1.32)**

3.55 (1.17)**

2.91 (1.16)**

1 < 2, 3 < 2

Promoting family connectedness

4.29 (0.80)

4.33 (0.87)

4.24 (0.73)

4.48 (0.82)

-

Referrals for family members

4.29 (0.93)

4.36 (1.04)

4.20 (0.81)

4.50 (1.05)

-

Inter-professional practice

5.36 (1.03)

5.56 (0.89)***

5.17 (1.10)***

5.63 (0.97)***

2 < 1, 2 < 3

Supporting parenting within the context of mental illness

3.91 (1.03)

3.90 (1.09)

3.88 (0.98)

4.28 (0.97)

-

  1. a. A subscale score of < 4, 4, and > 4 indicates a negative, neutral, and positive appraisal respectively
  2. Abbreviations: AMHP allied mental health professional; FFMHPQ Family-Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire
  3. Notes: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001