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A Behaviourally Anchored Checklist for Mental Health Occupational Therapy Intake Interviews: Development and Reliability in a Single-Station Standardised Patient Encounter Cover

A Behaviourally Anchored Checklist for Mental Health Occupational Therapy Intake Interviews: Development and Reliability in a Single-Station Standardised Patient Encounter

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|May 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Scenario-level reliability estimates (ICC) for the single-station OSCE-format interview assessment.

SCENARIODOMAINRATERMEAN (SD)MEDIAN (RANGE)SD%maxICC (95% CI)
1
(n = 20)
Attitude
(0–8)
A7.65 (0.59)8 (6–8)7.4%0.892
(0.750–0.956)
B7.55 (0.76)8 (5–8)9.5%
1Skills
(0–18)
A16.25 (1.45)16.5 (11–18)8.1%0.510
(0.095–0.773)
B16.45 (1.57)17 (14–18)8.7%
1Evaluation (0–6)A5.10 (1.25)6 (2–6)20.8%0.857
(0.657–0.942)
B4.80 (1.36)5 (2–6)22.7%
1Total
(0–32)
A29.00 (2.43)30 (24–32)7.6%0.761
(0.487–0.898)
B28.85 (2.39)29 (22–32)7.5%
2
(n = 20)
Attitude
(0–8)
A7.80 (0.41)8 (7–8)5.1%0.584
(0.199–0.812)
B7.75 (0.44)8 (7–8)5.5%
2Skills
(0–18)
A16.60 (1.43)17 (13–18)7.9%0.825
(0.609–0.927)
B16.65 (1.31)17 (14–18)7.3%
2Evaluation (0–6)A5.30 (1.26)6 (2–6)21.0%0.794
(0.510–0.910)
B4.90 (1.29)5 (2–6)21.5%
2Total
(0–32)
A29.70 (2.00)30 (25–32)7.6%0.855
(0.670–0.940)
B29.30 (2.20)29.5 (25–32)7.5%
3
(n = 20)
Attitude
(0–8)
A7.65 (0.67)8 (6–8)8.4%0.691
(0.376–0.864)
B7.75 (0.44)8 (7–8)5.5%
3Skills
(0–18)
A16.45 (1.05)16 (15–18)5.8%0.719(0.415–0.879)
B16.50 (1.19)17 (14–18)6.6%
3Evaluation (0–6)A5.05 (1.85)6 (0–6)30.8%0.979
(0.944–0.992)
B4.90 (1.89)6 (0–6)31.5%
3Total
(0–32)
A29.15 (2.56)30 (24–32)8.0%0.929
(0.828–0.971)
B29.15 (2.73)29 (23–32)8.5%

[i] Abbreviations: ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation. SD%max was calculated as SD divided by the maximum possible score for the domain and expressed as a percentage. ICCs were calculated using a two-way random-effects model with absolute agreement; single-measure ICCs are reported. ICC reflects agreement between Rater A and Rater B and is therefore shown once per domain.

Figure 1

Bland–Altman plot of inter-rater agreement for total checklist/rubric scores (n = 60).

Note. The solid line indicates the mean difference between raters (0.18), and the dashed lines indicate the 95% limits of agreement (–2.35 to 2.71). X-axis: mean of the two raters’ total scores; Y-axis: score difference (Rater A – Rater B).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2026 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 410 - 419
Submitted on: Jul 30, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 10, 2026
Published on: May 7, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Yasuhisa Nakamura, Shohei Mori, Shuji Kijima, Masahiro Tanaka, Osamu Taguchi, published by Ubiquity Press
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