User Satisfaction with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Factor Structure of the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) in Norway and the UK.
Yngvild Arnesen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Børge Mathiassen, Kjersti Lillevoll, Monica Martinussen, Luis da Costa Silva, Jasmine Harju-Seppänen, Abigail Rennick, Jenna Jacob, Julian Edbrooke-Childs
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Background: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are expected to track user satisfaction routinely, and to this end, the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) is increasingly being adopted worldwide. The literature is inconsistent concerning the underlying factor structure of satisfaction measures, and debate is ongoing regarding the evidence of a general satisfaction factor.
Aim: This study aimed to examine the factor structure and dimensionality of the parent/carer and adolescent versions of the ESQ in the UK and Norway.
Methods: Data were retrieved from routine CAMHS clinical practice in the UK and Norway. Three models suggested by the research group were tested through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and reliability testing.
Results: A series of CFAs revealed sound psychometric properties of the ESQ in all samples. A bifactor model with a general satisfaction factor and two specific factors of Satisfaction with Care and Satisfaction with Environment fitted the data best, except for the Norwegian adolescent version where a unidimensional model was kept.
Conclusion: The results support the continued use of the ESQ in CAMHS in the UK and Norway and significantly contribute to the literature on user satisfaction by adding evidence of a general satisfaction factor.
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The aim of Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services is to improve mental health services through research. This journal primarily publishes peer-reviewed, original empirical research articles. The journal also welcomes systematic reviews. Please contact the editor if you have suggestions for special issues or sections focusing on important contemporary issues. The journal usually does not publish articles on drug or alcohol addiction unless it focuses on persons who are dually diagnosed. Manuscripts on children and adults are equally welcome. Topics for articles may include, but need not be limited to, effectiveness of services, measure development, economics of mental health services, managed mental health care, implementation of services, staffing, leadership, organizational relations and policy, and the like. Please review previously published articles for fit with our journal before submitting your manuscript.