Measuring the profiles of the security needs of forensic psychiatric inpatients: Validation of the See, Think, Act Scale

Introduction This study aimed to develop and validate a Chinese version of the See, Think, Act Scale (C‐STA). The relational security of the Department of Forensic Psychiatry of Castle Peak Hospital, which provides territory‐wide forensic psychiatric services in Hong Kong, was measured. Methods The...

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Published in:Asia-Pacific psychiatry 2019-06, Vol.11 (2), p.e12341-n/a
Main Authors: Siu, Bonnie Wei‐Man, Au‐Yeung, Cherie Cheuk‐Yee, Chan, Anita Wai‐Lan, Chan, Lanly Shui‐Yee, Yuen, Kwok‐Kuen, Leung, Hon‐Wah, Yan, Chor‐Kwan, Ng, Kwok‐Kuen, Lai, Anita C.H., Tighe, James
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
China
Female
forensic
Forensic Psychiatry
Humans
inpatient
Inpatients
Male
Mental Disorders - therapy
Middle Aged
Patient Safety
Psychometrics
Quality Indicators, Health Care
relational
Reproducibility of Results
security
Translations
validation
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction This study aimed to develop and validate a Chinese version of the See, Think, Act Scale (C‐STA). The relational security of the Department of Forensic Psychiatry of Castle Peak Hospital, which provides territory‐wide forensic psychiatric services in Hong Kong, was measured. Methods The See, Think, Act Scale was first translated into Chinese, then back‐translated into English for comparison, and finally, subject to modification until alignment was achieved. Its content validity and face validity were explored through expert panel evaluation and focus group discussion, respectively. Eighty‐nine Chinese mental health professionals were recruited from six service units to measure the relational security of the Department of Forensic Psychiatry using the C‐STA. Results The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for internal consistency was high, with all components exceeding 0.90. The intraclass correlation coefficients for the test‐retest reliability of all components ranged from 0.50 to 0.72. Participants had the lowest score on the “patient focus” component (M = 2.56, standard deviation [SD] = 0.32). A significant sex difference in total relational security scores was found (P 
ISSN:1758-5864
1758-5872
DOI:10.1111/appy.12341