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Psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the F-SIM16

AIMS: A disproportionate number of people with mental ill-health experience social exclusion. Appropriate measurement tools are required to progress opportunities to improve social inclusion. We have developed a novel measure, the Filia Social Inclusion Measure (F-SIM). Here we aimed to present a mo...

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Autores principales: Filia, Kate, Gao, Caroline X., Jackson, Henry J., Menssink, Jana, Watson, Amity, Gardner, Andrew, Cotton, Sue M., Killackey, Eóin
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8786614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35060845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000755
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author Filia, Kate
Gao, Caroline X.
Jackson, Henry J.
Menssink, Jana
Watson, Amity
Gardner, Andrew
Cotton, Sue M.
Killackey, Eóin
author_facet Filia, Kate
Gao, Caroline X.
Jackson, Henry J.
Menssink, Jana
Watson, Amity
Gardner, Andrew
Cotton, Sue M.
Killackey, Eóin
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description AIMS: A disproportionate number of people with mental ill-health experience social exclusion. Appropriate measurement tools are required to progress opportunities to improve social inclusion. We have developed a novel measure, the Filia Social Inclusion Measure (F-SIM). Here we aimed to present a more concise, easy-to-use form, while retaining its measurement integrity by (i) refining the F-SIM using traditional and contemporary item-reduction techniques; and (ii) testing the psychometric properties of the reduced measure. METHODS: Five hundred and six participants completed the F-SIM, younger and older groups of people with serious mental illness (including psychosis, mood, anxiety disorders) and same-aged community counterparts. The F-SIM was completed at baseline and 2-week follow-up, alongside other measures (including social inclusion, loneliness). The F-SIM was refined using multidimensional scaling network analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. The psychometric evaluation included assessment of dimensionality, internal consistency, test–retest reliability, discriminant ability and construct validity. RESULTS: The F-SIM was reduced from 135-items to 16; with 4-items in each domain of housing and neighbourhood, finances, employment and education and social participation and relationships. Psychometric properties were sound, including strong internal consistency within domains (all α > 0.85) and excellent overall (α = 0.92). Test–retest reliability was also high (γ = 0.90). Differences between groups were observed; clinical subgroups consistently reported lower levels of social inclusion compared to community counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: The F-SIM16 is a sound, reliable, brief self-report measure of social inclusion suitable for use in clinical and research settings. It has the potential to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and aid in fostering targeted and personalised needs-based care.
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spelling pubmed-87866142022-02-08 Psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the F-SIM16 Filia, Kate Gao, Caroline X. Jackson, Henry J. Menssink, Jana Watson, Amity Gardner, Andrew Cotton, Sue M. Killackey, Eóin Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci Original Article AIMS: A disproportionate number of people with mental ill-health experience social exclusion. Appropriate measurement tools are required to progress opportunities to improve social inclusion. We have developed a novel measure, the Filia Social Inclusion Measure (F-SIM). Here we aimed to present a more concise, easy-to-use form, while retaining its measurement integrity by (i) refining the F-SIM using traditional and contemporary item-reduction techniques; and (ii) testing the psychometric properties of the reduced measure. METHODS: Five hundred and six participants completed the F-SIM, younger and older groups of people with serious mental illness (including psychosis, mood, anxiety disorders) and same-aged community counterparts. The F-SIM was completed at baseline and 2-week follow-up, alongside other measures (including social inclusion, loneliness). The F-SIM was refined using multidimensional scaling network analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. The psychometric evaluation included assessment of dimensionality, internal consistency, test–retest reliability, discriminant ability and construct validity. RESULTS: The F-SIM was reduced from 135-items to 16; with 4-items in each domain of housing and neighbourhood, finances, employment and education and social participation and relationships. Psychometric properties were sound, including strong internal consistency within domains (all α > 0.85) and excellent overall (α = 0.92). Test–retest reliability was also high (γ = 0.90). Differences between groups were observed; clinical subgroups consistently reported lower levels of social inclusion compared to community counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: The F-SIM16 is a sound, reliable, brief self-report measure of social inclusion suitable for use in clinical and research settings. It has the potential to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and aid in fostering targeted and personalised needs-based care. Cambridge University Press 2022-01-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8786614/ /pubmed/35060845 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000755 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
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Watson, Amity
Gardner, Andrew
Cotton, Sue M.
Killackey, Eóin
Psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the F-SIM16
title Psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the F-SIM16
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title_short Psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the F-SIM16
title_sort psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the f-sim16
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8786614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35060845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000755
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