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.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA. jkoop@neuroscience.mcw.edu
Jennifer I
JI
Koop
Angela L
AL
Rollins
Gary R
GR
Bond
Michelle P
MP
Salyers
Jerry
J
Dincin
Tom
T
Kinley
Susan M
SM
Shimon
Kelly
K
Marcelle
D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires