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Psychometric properties of the SESM, Italian version of the “Consumer constructed Scale to measure empowerment among users of mental health services” (Rogers et al., 1997)*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 May 2011
Summary
Aims – To present the psychometric properties of the “Consumer–constructed Scale to measure empowerment” (Rogers et al., 1997 ) Italian version. Methods – After briefly recollecting “history”, contents and psychometric features of the original scale, proceeding from Stratico & Degli Esposti's translation (2002), in this paper, the psychometric properties of the Italian version are described. The text of the instrument has been brought for discussion in a users' focus group and subsequently tested for reliability study; a second focus group followed to reach the definitive Italian version. Results – The Italian version of the Scale, consists of 28 items, showed an adequate internal consistency and reliability both for the whole scale and for most of the items, which have shown to have also good discriminative capacity. Conclusions – SESM can be an useful instrument to give empiric evidence supporting empowerment concept. Considering the results, it can be a qualifying and irreplaceable instrument for “empowered condition” evaluation.
Declaration of Interest: no grants and financial support received for the study.
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Il lavoro (focus group e studio test-retest) è stato svolto nei servizi del DSM dell'Az. Osp. “C. Poma” di Mantova; la pianificazione dello studio e l'elaborazione dei dati è stata eseguita c/o Rep. Sal. Ment. del Centro Naz. Di Epidemiol. Istituto Superiore Sanità (Roma).
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