German OxCAP-MH

The OxCAP-MH (Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire-Mental Health) is a multi-dimensional, self-reported instrument developed for outcome measurement in mental health research based on Sen's capability approach. Until recently, this instrument has been available and validated only in English. The aim of this project was the translation and linguistic and cultural adaptation of the OxCAP-MH questionnaire into the Austrian and German setting. The German instrument was pilot tested on a sample of mentally ill patients in the Austrian province of Carinthia. The process of translation and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was conducted in collaboration with Oxford University Innovation, University of Oxford and "pro mente Kärnten".

To determine the validity and reliability of the German OxCAP-MH, further research on the psychometric properties of the questionnaire will be conducted in collaboration with "pro mente Kärnten".

Dates:

2014-2018

Collaborator(s):Oxford University Innovation, University of Oxford, and pro mente kärnten.

Information:

Judit Simon, Agata Łaszewska

Publication(s):

Łaszewska A, Schwab M, Leutner E, Oberrauter, M, Spiel, G, Simon, J (2019): Measuring broader wellbeing in mental health services: validity of the German language OxCAP-MH capability instrument. Quality of Life Research: 28(8):2311-2323, DOI:10.1007/s11136-019-02187-9

Simon J, Łaszewska A, Leutner A, Spiel G, Churchman D, Mayer S. (2018) Cultural and linguistic transferability of the multi-dimensional OxCAP-MH capability instrument for outcome measurement in mental health: the German language version. BMC Psychiatry, 18:173

Simon J, Łaszewska A, Leutner E, Churchman D, Mayer S (2017): Inter-country Transferability of the OxCAP-MH Well-being Questionnaire. J Ment Health Policy Econ 2017; 20(Suppl. 1): S31