"It cannot be boring!": Developing a measure of function for young adults accessing integrated youth services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Canada, the prevalence of mental health challenges is highest in young people aged 12-24. Mental health challenges frequently cause marked functional impairment. Despite this, we are unaware of any existing conceptualization and/or measures of function that has been developed from the perspective of young people. The objective of this paper is to develop a conceptual and measurement model, including a preliminary set of items, for an outcome measure of function for young adults accessing mental health services.

Methods

We conducted this study in three phases. In phase 1, we conducted three focus groups to conceptualize function as a construct from the perspective of young adults. In phase 2, we co-designed a set of items with youth (n = 4) to capture the constr

SUBMITTER: Barbic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440742 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature