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Using Quantitative Research to Measure Recovery Outcomes and Correlates
Deirbhile Lavin1, Patrick Ryan2
1HSE Kildare Mid West Adult Mental Health Service, Dublin Road, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare.
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
|September 12, 2018
Summary
Subjective well-being measures, not clinician ratings, significantly predict recovery in individuals with chronic psychiatric disabilities. Hope, mastery, and relationships are key factors in promoting recovery.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health Research
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
Background:
- Recovery is a key concept in mental health, yet its measurement and correlates are under-researched quantitatively.
- Few studies explore the relationship between subjective well-being and recovery outcomes in chronic psychiatric populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantitatively measure recovery in individuals with chronic psychiatric disabilities.
- To identify factors correlated with recovery outcomes.
- To test the hypothesis that subjective well-being measures correlate more strongly with recovery than clinician-rated scales.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 63 participants with chronic psychiatric disabilities.
- Participants completed self-report measures of psychological well-being, hope, and recovery.
- Health professionals rated participants' psychosocial functioning using a standardized scale.
Main Results:
- No significant correlation was found between clinician-rated psychosocial functioning and participant-rated recovery.
- Self-rated psychological well-being variables significantly correlated with recovery outcomes.
- Hope, environmental mastery, and relationships emerged as independent predictors of recovery.
Conclusions:
- Recovery is an individual construct not fully captured by objective functioning measures.
- Mental health services should use recovery-focused tools for assessment and treatment.
- Interventions promoting hope, mastery, and social relationships are crucial for fostering recovery.
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