title: Measuring illness management outcomes: a psychometric study of clinician and consumer rating scales for illness self management and recovery.
abstract: Psychometric properties of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) Scales (consumer and clinician versions), new 15-item instruments measuring illness self-management and pursuit of recovery goals, were evaluated in consumers with severe mental illness. Both versions had moderate internal consistency and high 2-week test-retest reliability. In addition, the consumer version was correlated with self-ratings of recovery and symptoms, and the clinician version was correlated with clinician ratings of community functioning, indicating convergent validity. The results suggest the IMR Scales have adequate psychometric properties and may be useful in treatment planning and assessing recovery in individuals with severe mental illness.
authors.affiliation: ACT Center of Indiana, Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W. 10th St. (11H), Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. MPSAL-YER@INPUI.EDU
authors.forename: Michelle P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Salyers
authors.forename: Jenna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: Kim T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Mueser
authors.forename: Shauna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Labriola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002641:Chicago; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D020127:Recovery of Function; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012647:Self-Assessment