An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities
Participation has emerged as a central concept in defining the goals of disability policy in Sweden as well as internationally. Yet it has rarely been operationalized as a foundation for planning services. As part of an attempt to survey the needs of individuals experiencing psychiatric disabilities...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholm University Press
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/360 |
| Summary: | Participation has emerged as a central concept in defining the goals of disability policy in Sweden as well as internationally. Yet it has rarely been operationalized as a foundation for planning services. As part of an attempt to survey the needs of individuals experiencing psychiatric disabilities, the authors have developed a scale for measuring participation in five areas of community life. The scale uses four distinct categories as levels, specific for each area of life, and a set of statistical descriptive techniques designed to illustrate and communicate information regarding levels, capacities, and wishes related to a participatory life in the community. Based on a pilot study, the article illustrates how the collective needs of a population of individuals experiencing psychiatric disability can be described and presented to practitioners as a support for system planning. |
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| ISSN: | 1501-7419 1745-3011 |