Overview

Purpose
To measure the level of social inclusion
Respondent
Person with a Disability
Administration Method
Interview
Administration Mode
In-person
Item Count
18
Population
Mental Health Challenges

Instrument Citation(s)

Stickley, T., & Shaw, R. (2006). Evaluating social inclusion: Theodore Stickley and Rebecca Shaw describe a collaborative project in which a group of mental health service users and a mental health nurse lecturer developed a questionnaire to gauge the degree to which participants feel they are included in society. Mental Health Practice, 9(10), 14-21.

Instrument Domains

DomainNumber of Items
Community Inclusion4
Employment1
Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion3
Social connectedness and relationships1
Meaningful activity0
Transportation0
Holistic Health and Functioning2
Individual health and functioning2
Health promotion and prevention0
Human and Legal Rights2
Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights2
Freedom from abuse and neglect0
Informed decision-making0
Privacy0
Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights0
Workforce1
Person-centered approach to services1
Adequately compensated with benefits0
Culturally competent0
Demonstrated competencies when appropriate0
Safety of and respect for the worker0
Staff Turnover0
Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability0
Workforce engagement and participation0
Caregiver Support0
Access to resources0
Family caregiver/natural support involvement0
Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing0
Training and skill-building0
Choice and Control0
Choice of services and supports0
Personal choices and goals0
Personal freedoms and dignity of risk0
Self-direction0
Consumer Leadership in System Development0
Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement0
Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement0
System supports meaningful consumer involvement0
Equity0
Availability0
Equitable access and resource allocation0
Transparency and consistency0
Fluctuation of Need0
Level of Caregiver Well-Being0
Person-Centered Planning and Coordination0
Assessment0
Coordination0
Person-centered planning0
Service Delivery and Effectiveness0
Delivery0
Person's needs met and goals realized0
System Performance and Accountability0
Data management and use0
Evidence-based practice0
Financing and service delivery structures0

Psychometric Citation

  • Federica Marino‐Francis, Anne Worrall‐Davies, (2010) "Development and validation of a social inclusion questionnaire to evaluate the impact of attending a modernised mental health day service", Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 15 Issue: 1, pp.37-48, https://doi.org/10.5042/mhrj.2010.0201

    Type of Publication
    Peer review
    Instrument Language
    English
    Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

    36-50

    Sample: Age Group

    18-64 Years

    Sample: Countries/State

    United Kingdom

    Sample: Disability Type

    Mental Health Challenges

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    36

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    White 72%; Other 19%

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    69

    Reliability: Internal Consistency

    Cronbach’s alpha = 0.80

    Reliability: Split-half

    Spearman’s ⍴ between .312 and .820.

    Reliability: Test-retest

    κ ranged between .121 and .824.

    Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)

    EFA yielded the first seven factors (Eigenvalues >1.0) accounted for a total variance of 83.5% with the first factor accounting for nearly a third (29.8%) of the total variance.

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional