title: The "Critical" Elements of Illness Management and Recovery: Comparing Methodological Approaches.
abstract: This study examined three methodological approaches to defining the critical elements of Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), a curriculum-based approach to recovery. Sixty-seven IMR experts rated the criticality of 16 IMR elements on three dimensions: defining, essential, and impactful. Three elements (Recovery Orientation, Goal Setting and Follow-up, and IMR Curriculum) met all criteria for essential and defining and all but the most stringent criteria for impactful. Practitioners should consider competence in these areas as preeminent. The remaining 13 elements met varying criteria for essential and impactful. Findings suggest that criticality is a multifaceted construct, necessitating judgments about model elements across different criticality dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. abmcguir@iupui.edu.|Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA. abmcguir@iupui.edu.|ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA. abmcguir@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.|ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.|ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.|ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.|ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGrew
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.|ACT Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Salyers
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D003479:Curriculum; D019468:Disease Management; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020127:Recovery of Function
keywords: Critical elements; Fidelity; Illness management and recovery; Implementation; Severe mental illness