Development of the DPA Fidelity Scale: using fidelity to define an existing vocational model.
Psychiatric rehabilitation practices are often poorly defined, hindering implementation, research, and dissemination efforts. Documentation of adherence to a specific psychiatric rehabilitation approach is particularly important in conducting randomized controlled trials. This paper outlines steps taken to define and measure the Diversified Placement Approach (DPA), a well-regarded vocational program for people with severe mental illnesses. Details of scale development are described, and the scale's utility for model clarification and detection of experimental drift are discussed.
Koop
Jennifer I
JI
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA. jkoop@neuroscience.mcw.edu
Rollins
Angela L
AL
Bond
Gary R
GR
Salyers
Michelle P
MP
Dincin
Jerry
J
Kinley
Tom
T
Shimon
Susan M
SM
Marcelle
Kelly
K
D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires