PHASe and ACMQ are the most frequently used scales in mental health nursing competence assessment¶
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q2 i? The most frequently used scales were the Physical Health Attitude Scale for Mental Health Nurses (PHASe, 8.7%, n = 9) and the Attitudes towards Containment Measures Questionnaire (ACMQ, 5.8%, n = 6). → Calvo Javier Sanz 2026
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Calvo Javier Sanz 2026¶
Calvo Javier Sanz, Renghea Mariana Alina, García-Madrid Mercedes Gómez del Pulgar. (2026). Assessment of Mental Health Nurses’ Competences: A Scoping Review. Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría. https://doi.org/10.62641/aep.v54i3.2069
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Frequency analysis of tool use across the review's included studies. The review prints the usage shares and counts for PHASe and ACMQ directly; these are descriptive frequencies, not effect sizes.
"The most frequently used scales were the Physical Health Attitude Scale for Mental Health Nurses (PHASe, 8.7%, n = 9) and the Attitudes towards Containment Measures Questionnaire (ACMQ, 5.8%, n = 6)."
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