The Oxcap MH measure of health
A capability-based self-report measure for mental health outcome assessment.
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The OxCAP-MH (Oxford CAPabilities questionnaire-Mental Health) is a self-reported capability wellbeing instrument designed for outcome measurement in mental health research. It captures dimensions of wellbeing within the conceptual framework of the capability approach, with 16 items rated on a 1–5 scale covering areas such as daily activities, social networks, safety, and self-determination. The instrument has been used across diverse populations and settings, including patients with various mental health conditions, refugees, and general populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quick Facts
- Number of items
- 16
- Scale range per item
- 1–5
- Original development context
- Oxford Community Treatment Order Evaluation Trial (OCTET) randomised controlled trial in the UK between 2008 and 2014
- First psychometric validation sample
- Patients with a primary diagnosis of revolving door psychotic illness
- Current distributor
- Department of Health Economics (DHE) at the Medical University of Vienna
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Development
The OxCAP-MH measure draws on Amartya Sen's capability theory for its conceptual foundation. It builds on earlier work by Paul Anand, who developed a set of capability indicators using Martha Nussbaum's ten central human capabilities and data from the British Household Panel Survey. Nussbaum's list includes life expectancy, bodily health, bodily integrity, senses, imagination and thought, emotions, practical reason, affiliation, other species, play, and control over one's environment.
This work was later turned into the OCAP-18 questionnaire, created by the University of Glasgow to measure the results of public health programs. The OCAP-18 was then adapted and tested to become the OxCAP-MH, a capability-based wellbeing measure for mental health research, as part of the Oxford Community Treatment Order Evaluation Trial (OCTET) led by the University of Oxford. By 2017, the University of Oxford and the Department of Health Economics at the Medical University of Vienna had collaborated to produce a full psychometric validation, a standardised scoring system, a complete concept elaboration, and a user guide for the OxCAP-MH.
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- Wikipedia: The Oxcap MH measure of health (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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