Recovery Self-Assessment Scale (RSA) Person in Recovery Version

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Overview

Purpose
To gauge the degree to which programs implement recovery-oriented practices.
Respondent
Person with a Disability
Administration Method
Survey
Administration Mode
Mail
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Population
Mental Health Challenges

Instrument Citation(s)

Campbell-Orde, T., Chamberlin, J., & Carpenter, J., & Leff, H.S. (2005). Measuring the promise: A
compendium of recovery measures, volume II. Cambridge, MA: The Evaluation Center @ Human
Services Research Institute.

O’Connell, M., Tondora, J., Croog, G., Evans, A., & Davidson, L. (2005). From rhetoric to routine:
Assessing perceptions of recovery-oriented practices in a state mental health and addiction
system. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 378-386.

DMHAS Recovery Self-Assessment Executive Summary. http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/lib/dmhas/recovery/rsasummary.pdf PDF

Psychometric Citations

  • O’Connell, M., Tondora, J., Croog, G., Evans, A., & Davidson, L. (2005). From rhetoric to routine:
    Assessing perceptions of recovery-oriented practices in a state mental health and addiction
    system. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28(4), 378-386.

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

    Not Reported

    Sample: Age Group

    Not Reported

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    974 (68 directors,344 providers, 326 persons in recovery, 229 family members/significant others/advocates)

    Reliability: Internal Consistency

    Cronbach's Alpha first factor "life goals" (α= .9), Cronbach's Alpha second factor "involvement" (α= .87); Cronbach's Alpha third factor "Diversity of treatment option" (α= .83); Cronbach's Alpha fourth factor "choice".(α= .76); Cronbach's Alpha 5th factor "Ind. Tailored services" (α= .76)

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional

  • Rosenberg, D., Svedberg, P., & Schön, U. K. (2015). Establishing a recovery orientation in mental health services: Evaluating the Recovery Self-Assessment (RSA) in a Swedish context. Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 38(4), 328.

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

    Not Reported

    Sample: Age Group

    Not Reported

    Sample: Countries/State

    Sweden

    Sample: Disability Type

    Mental Health Challenges

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    85, 78 took the questionnaire a second time

    Reliability: Internal Consistency

    Cronbach's Alpha (α range between .52-.79) first occasion; Cronbach's Alpha (α range from .76-.91) the second occasion

    Reliability: Test-retest

    ranged from .231 to .822

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional

  • DMHAS Recovery Self-Assessment Executive Summary. http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/lib/dmhas/recovery/rsasummary.pdf PDF

    Type of Publication
    Technical report
    Instrument Language
    english
    Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Age Group

    Not Reported

    Sample: Countries/State

    Connecticut

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    122,

    Reliability: Internal Consistency

    Cronbach's Alpha "life goals" (α= .76); Cronbach's Alpha "involvement" (α= .86); Cronbach's Alpha "Diversity of treatment option" (α= .86); Cronbach's Alpha "Right and respect"(α=.71); Cronbach's Alpha "Ind. Tailored services" (α= .75)

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional