Table 2 Item distribution per item and total score – German version of the PCQ-G-S (N = 120)

1.

A place where I feel welcome

0

2

6

25

58

29

0 (0)

0.77

4.9 (0.9)

2.

A place where I feel acknowledged as a person

0

1

9

22

52

35

1 (0.8)

0.78

4.9 (0.9)

3.

A place where I feel I can be myself

1

7

8

28

44

30

2 (1.7)

0.72

4.7 (1.2)

4.

A place where the patients are in safe hands^a

0

5

2

23

44

45

1 (0.8)

0.88

5.0 (1.0)

5.

A place where the staff use a language that the patients can understand

0

1

9

26

43

39

2 (1.7)

0.77

4.9 (1.0)

A climate of everydayness

6.

A place which feels homely even though it is in an institution

1

8

11

37

41

22

0 (0)

0.69

4.5 (1.1)

7.

A place where there is something nice to look at

2

4

18

42

42

11

1 (0.8)

0.64

4.3 (1.0)

8.

A place where it is quiet and peaceful

0

6

19

29

53

13

0 (0)

0.68

4.4 (1.0)

9.

A place where it is possible to get unpleasant thoughts out of your head

3

11

23

36

33

12

2 (1.7)

0.60

4.0 (1.2)

10.

A place which is neat and clean

2

4

17

27

45

25

0 (0)

0.71

4.5 (1.2)

A climate of community

11.

A place where it is easy for the patients to keep in contact with their loved ones^a

0

2

4

25

40

48

1 (0.8)

0.81

5.1 (0.9)

12.

A place where it is easy for the patients to receive visitors^a

0

3

1

17

47

52

0 (0)

0.81

5.2 (0.9)

13.

A place where it is easy for the patients to talk to the staff^a

0

0

6

15

37

62

0 (0)

0.84

5.3 (0.9)

14.

A place where the patients have someone to talk to if they so wish^a

0

3

6

18

42

51

0 (0)

0.82

5.1 (1.0)

Total Score

66.6 (10.4)