Measurement properties of the Thai translation of the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) and comparison of recovery experiences between Thai and Australian consumers living with serious mental illness
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2024-01-01
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13634615
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14617471
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2-s2.0-85193377204
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Transcultural Psychiatry
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Transcultural Psychiatry (2024)
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Khemthong S., Scanlan J.N., Hancock N. Measurement properties of the Thai translation of the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) and comparison of recovery experiences between Thai and Australian consumers living with serious mental illness. Transcultural Psychiatry (2024). doi:10.1177/13634615241250220 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/98465
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Measurement properties of the Thai translation of the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS) and comparison of recovery experiences between Thai and Australian consumers living with serious mental illness
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Abstract
Personal recovery, a western conceptualisation that focuses on hope and living meaningful lives of choice rather than focusing on symptom reduction, is a more recent concept in many Asian countries including Thailand. One way to promote recovery-oriented service delivery is to use outcome measures that capture self-reported personal recovery. This study aimed to evaluate a Thai translation of a self-report measure of mental health recovery, the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS). The study also explored the cultural similarities and differences between Thai (n = 190) and Australian (n = 301) recovery experiences by comparing Thai and Australian participant responses to RAS-DS items. Data were analysed using Rasch analysis. Analyses revealed that the Thai version of the RAS-DS had adequate measurement properties. Cultural comparisons suggested that most aspects contained within the RAS-DS appear to be applicable across both Thai and Australian contexts. Three findings suggest linguistic or cultural differences in Thai and Australian recovery experiences: (i) a ceiling effect for Thai participants, (ii) some items were “harder” or “easier” for one cultural group to endorse than the other, and (iii) a few items were “misfitting” for Thai participants.