Development and preliminary validation of a measure of social inclusion for use in people with mental health problems: The SInQUE

Mezey, Gillian; White, Sarah; Thachil, Ajoy; Berg, Rachel; Kallumparam, Sen; Nasiruddin, Omar; Wright, Christine; Killaspy, Helen

doi:10.1177/0020764012443752

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“…The SInQUE assesses the extent of social inclusion experienced in the community, prior to the onset of illness and currently, on five domains (social integration, consumption, access to services, productivity and political engagement). It has good concurrent validity with other objective measures of social inclusion, and convergent and discriminant validity have also been established (Mezey et al, 2013). Open-ended questions collect further information from respondents about the barriers to social inclusion.…”

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The impact of psychosis on social inclusion and associated factors

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White

Lalvani

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Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background:People with mental health problems are known to be socially excluded but the contribution of pre-morbid characteristics, symptoms and needs, and the impact on quality of life is unknown.Aims:To investigate change in social inclusion after the development of a psychotic Illness and factors associated with this.Methods:A cross-sectional community survey of people with psychosis was carried out in three areas of London. Five domains of social inclusion (social integration, consumption, access to services, productivity, political engagement) were assessed prior to the onset of illness and currently using the Social Inclusion Questionnaire User Experience. Quality of life, symptoms and needs were also assessed using standardized measures. Factors associated with change in social inclusion were investigated using multiple regression.Results:Productivity and social integration among the 67 participants reduced after the onset of psychosis. Older age at onset and longer duration of illness were associated with greater reduction in productivity. Less reduction in social integration was associated with greater quality of life. Participants reported barriers to social inclusion that were directly related to symptoms of their illness, low confidence and poor self-esteem.Conclusions:A greater focus on interventions that can facilitate the occupation and the social networks of people with psychosis is required. Interventions that tackle ‘self-stigma’ may also prove useful in mitigating the social exclusion experienced by people with psychosis.

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The impact of psychosis on social inclusion and associated factors

Killaspy

White

Lalvani

et al. 2013

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…A number of other measures were located; however, the majority were unsuitable for the following reasons: they were developed for an evaluation of a specific service (e.g., Bates, 2005;Davis & Lindley, 1999;Marino-Francis & Worral-Davies, 2010;Williamson & Allen, 2006); they were developed specifically for use in, and/or only validated within, a different country and/or culture (e.g., Lev-Wiesel, 2003;Van Brakel, Anderson, & Mutatkar, 2006); were developed for use in a specific population not relevant to the present research (e.g. Sibley et al, 2006, developed a measure to evaluate social inclusion/exclusion as a result of a physical disability); consisted of a measure of exclusion as opposed to inclusion (e.g., De Jong, Gierveld, & van Tilburg, 2006); had shown poor validity/reliability (e.g., Lelieveldt, 2004); had not been validated at all (e.g., Stickley & Shaw, 2006); or were designed as an interview and were not suitable for adaptation to a self-report questionnaire (e.g., Gordon et al, 1999;Mezey et al, 2012). The Resource Generator-UK (RG-UK) (Webber & Huxley, 2007), a measure of social capital, was also located.…”

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Validation of the Social Inclusion Scale with Students

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2015

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Interventions (such as participatory arts projects) aimed at increasing social inclusion are increasingly in operation, as social inclusion is proving to play a key role in recovery from mental ill health and the promotion of mental wellbeing. These interventions require evaluation with a systematically developed and validated measure of social inclusion; however, a "gold-standard" measure does not yet exist. The Social Inclusion Scale (SIS) has three subscales measuring social isolation, relations and acceptance. This scale has been partially validated with arts and mental health project users, demonstrating good internal consistency. However, test-retest reliability and construct validity require assessment, along with validation in the general population. The present study aimed to validate the SIS in a sample of university students. Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent validity (one aspect of construct validity) were assessed by comparing SIS scores with scores on other measures of social inclusion and related concepts. Participants completed the measures at two time-points seven-to-14 days apart. The SIS demonstrated high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, although convergent validity was less well-established and possible reasons for this are discussed. This systematic validation of the SIS represents a further step towards the establishment of a "gold-standard" measure of social inclusion.

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“…Surveys of public attitudes suggest that fear, intolerance and prejudice towards individuals, who are both mentally ill and have a history of violent offending is widespread (Brooker & Ullman, 2008;TNS, 2007). Such attitudes and negative stereotypes are likely to increase stigma and discrimination (Rose et al, 2011) Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 04:01 08 June 2016 and social exclusion (angermeyer et al, 2006;link et al, 1999;Martin et al, 2000;Mezey, Kavuma, Turton, Demetriou, & Wright, 2010;Mezey et al, 2012).…”

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