Table 1 Descriptive statistics of respondents and overall scores for the 7 scales

Demographics

Male gender (n (%))

390

154 (39.5)

348

122 (35.1)

271

94 (34.7)

Age groups (n (%))

389

344

263

 < 29

53 (13.6)

43 (12.5)

34 (12.9)

30–39

118 (30.3)

105 (30.5)

66 (25.1)

40–49

108 (27.8)

96 (27.9)

86 (32.7)

50–59

82 (21.1)

77 (22.4)

52 (19.8)

 > 60

28 (7.2)

23 (6.7)

25 (9.5)

Participation in ERGs (n (%))

N/a

353

284

No

172 (48.7)

128 (45.1)

1–5 times

138 (39.1)

108 (38.0)

6 + times

43 (12.1)

48 (16.9)

Presented an own case in ERGs (n (%))

N/a

205

158

No

111 (54.1)

80 (50.6)

1 time

52 (25.4)

45 (28.5)

2 + times

42 (20.5)

33 (20.9)

Attitudes to coercion (SACS, 1–5)

Offending

393

3.11 (0.56)

348

3.10 (0.55)

274

3.13 (0.58)

Care and Security

394

4.11 (0.50)

352

4.01 (0.50)

276

3.99 (0.55)

Treatment

379

2.58 (0.65)

337

2.53 (0.68)

270

2.50 (0.65)

Coercion team competence (6 items; 1–5)

383

3.65 (0.55)

334

3.69 (0.68)

262

3.66 (0.61)

User involvement (11 items; 1–5)

354

2.82 (0.65)

282

2.92 (0.72)

228

3.03 (0.71)

Team cooperation (13 items; 1–5)

361

3.70 (0.49)

329

3.75 (0.49)

250

3.72 (0.50)

Constructive disagreement (8 items; 1–5)

366

3.57 (0.53)

303

3.61 (0.56)

252

3.60 (0.58)

Hospital and department type (n (%))

First reported across T0-T2 (as used in the mixed model analyses)

Hospital 1

760

Geriatric care

71 (9.3)

Hospital 2

Acute care

187 (18.3)

Community care

139 (10.7)

Youth care

81 (10.1)

Specialist care

77 (14.1)

Hospital 3

Acute care

107 (12.9)

Rehabilitation care

187 (24.6)

Profession (n(%))

First reported across T0-T2 (as used in the mixed model analyses)

626

Psychologists

63 (10.1)

Psychia. & related

69 (11.0)

Management

19 (3.0)

Nurses & related

314 (50.2)

Other

161 (25.7)