An approach to measurement and statistical description of participation in community life for people with psychiatric disabilities
By: Rolf Dalin and David Rosenberg
Abstract
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.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410903175693 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 47 - 58
Submitted on: May 30, 2008
Accepted on: Jun 22, 2009
Published on: Nov 1, 2010
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2010 Rolf Dalin, David Rosenberg, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.