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Table 4 Piecewise Growth Curve Model (PGCMa) and Interrupted Latent Growth Curve Model (ILGMb) Slope Mean Differences

From: Openness in the NHS: a secondary longitudinal analysis of national staff and patient surveys

Survey

Variable

Model

Wald Test

CFI

RMSEA

Initial Slope Mean

Interrupt Slope

Mean

Latter

Slope

Mean

NHS National Staff Survey

Good communication between managers and staff (2008–2017)

PGCM

2.94

.965

.063

0.2%

 

0.7%

ILGM

7.70**

.969

.061

0.2%

−0.1%

0.8%

Can contribute towards improvements

(2008–2017)

PGCM

0.11

.869

.149

1.0%

 

0.7%

ILGM

4.14*

.875

.147

1.0%

0.0%

0.7%

Fairness and effectiveness of incident reporting procedures

(2007–2017)

PGCM

13.64***

.831

.161

0.02

 

0.06

ILGM

8.45**

.832

.161

0.02

0.00

0.06

NHS Acute Inpatient Survey

Information about condition or treatment

(2005–2016)

PGCM

0.05

.865

.087

0.3%

 

0.6%

ILGM

14.37**

.885

.080

0.3%

−0.1%

0.8%

Involvement in decisions about care and treatment

(2004–2016)

PGCM

9.03**

.901

.114

0.4%

 

0.8%

ILGM

0.00

.900

.114

0.4%

0.0%

0.8%

Ability to talk about worries and fears

(2004–2016)

PGCM

4.27*

.952

.077

−0.0%

 

0.2%

ILGM

0.08

.952

.078

−0.0%

− 0.0%

0.2%

NHS Community Mental Health Service User Survey

Listening carefully

(2007–2017)

PGCM

11.83***

.207

.175

0.3%

 

−1.9%

ILGM

3.03

.226

.174

0.3%

0.5%

−1.8%

Enough time to discuss needs and treatment

(2007–2017)

PGCM

8.30**

.363

.154

0.3%

 

−1.8%

ILGM

0.47

.360

.155

0.3%

−0.2%

−1.7%

Formal meetings to review ongoing care

(2007–2017)

PGCM

5.16 *

.033

.198

1.9%

 

1.0%

ILGM

5.85**

.098

.192

1.8%

3.2%

0.5%

Treatment with respect and dignity

(2007–2017)

PGCM

6.04**

.000

.243

−0.4%

 

−2.5%

ILGM

17.54***

.118

.206

−0.1%

−6.6%

−0.4%

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  2. a PGCM has breakpoint at 2013
  3. b ILGM has step change at 2013–2014
  4. (Fit statistics for competing models can be found in the supplementary material)