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Consumer-oriented recovery among people with mental illness has been discussed
for more than two decades, but few reliable and valid recovery measurements are
currently available. This study used Rasch methods to assess the Mental Health
Recovery Measure (MHRM). Participants were 156 adults with mental illness who
lived in the community. After the Rasch analyses, the MHRM was modified to a
26-item measure with a 4-point Likert scale. Unidimensionality was confirmed for
the revised MHRM, and it also showed proper rating scale functioning and high
reliability. The revised MHRM is sufficient to assess only those in the initial
and middle stages of recovery. More high-recovery-level items are needed to
assess people in a high-recovery stage. Occupational therapists can use the
revised MHRM in future quantitative studies and program evaluation.
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