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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2009-11-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-741b38251c1247c99ee6bb2da58515502023-09-02T12:07:32ZengStockholm University PressScandinavian Journal of Disability Research1501-74191745-30112009-11-01121475810.1080/15017410903175693289An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilitiesRolf Dalin0David Rosenberg1Mid Sweden University, Department of Information Technology and Media and Kommunförbundet Västernorrland, FoU-enheten, SwedenKommunförbundet Västernorrland, FoU-enheten, SwedenParticipation 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.https://www.sjdr.se/articles/360participationpsychiatric disabilitymeasurement scalestatistical representation |
| spellingShingle | Rolf Dalin David Rosenberg An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research participation psychiatric disability measurement scale statistical representation |
| title | An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities |
| title_full | An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities |
| title_fullStr | An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities |
| title_short | An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities |
| title_sort | approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities |
| topic | participation psychiatric disability measurement scale statistical representation |
| url | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/360 |
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