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Table 2 Quantitative Items with average scores less than 50% () or 67% () of the optimal scorea indicating potential barriers

From: Stakeholder perspectives on integration of mental health services into primary care: a mixed methods study in Northern Iraq

Domain/item

Client

Provider

Non-MH staff

Director

Autonomy

Mental health care decisions are made by others in the family

   

Accessibility

Service accessibility for most people in the community

 

Service accessibility for the poorest people in the community

 

Service accessibility for women who need them

Service accessibility for men who need them

 

 

There are groups in the community that are unable to access the servicesb

Acceptability

Services are a priority for the government

 

Services are acceptable to the community

 

Your job negatively affects your family life

   

Feasibility

Difficulty attending weekly treatment sessions for 8–12 weeks

   

Sufficient access to computer/internet equipment

 

  

Sufficient access to private space to meet with clients

 

Enough counselors to implement step-by-step psychotherapy

  

Enough counselor time to implement step-by-step psychotherapy

  

Sufficient budget to implement step-by-step psychotherapy

  

Enough other necessary resources (e.g.: support staff, administrative time, transportation money, etc.)

  

Feasibility of integrating step-by-step psychotherapy into primary health centers

  

Positive organizational structure (not included in client interviews)

Feeling overworked

 

Satisfaction with salary

 

  

Enough learning opportunities available

  

Clinic promotes professional growth

  

 

Positive working environment

   

Regularly paid on time

 

  1. aMost items were on a response scale of 0-3 (“not at all” to “a lot”)
  2. bBinary 0/1 (“no”/”yes”) item