Developing a model of citizenship for application within health and social care contexts: a community-based participatory approach

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Background Citizenship as a concept has often been understood in terms of the duties, rights, obligations, and functions a person has as a member of society. In health and social care policy and practice, the term has broader reach. This study explored what citizenship means to people with recent experience of mental illness, a long-term physical health condition, or involvement with the criminal justice, as well as to people who did not primarily identify as having experienced any of these major life disruptions. The aim was to develop an empirical model of citizenship to be applied within health and social care contexts.
Methods We employed a mixed-methods, community-based participatory research approach, which included conducting ten focus groups (n=77 [A: yes participants) to generate statement items about the meaning of citizenship, and holding concept-mapping sessions with participants from the stakeholder groups (n=45) to categorise and rate each item in terms of importance and achievement. The number of statement items generated from focus groups was reduced from 703 to 110 and then to 58 following an online survey to ask participants (n=242) to rate items according to their clarity and relevance to the concept of citizenship. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to develop a five-cluster model of citizenship.
Findings 110 statement items about the meaning of citizenship were generated from the focus groups, and were reduced to 58 following the online survey. We identified five clusters representing the personal meanings of citizenship for participants: building relationships, autonomy and acceptance, access to services and supports, values and social roles, and civic rights and responsibilities. These clusters informed the development of the empirical model of citizenship to be applied within health and social care policy and practice.
Interpretation This multidimensional model of citizenship provides an empirical framework for policy makers and practitioners to set citizenship-based initiatives that contribute to the recovery and social inclusion of people who have experienced major life disruptions. This model will inform the development of a citizenship tool to facilitate discussions around citizenship.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)s31
Number of pages1
JournalThe Lancet
Volume394
Issue numberSup 2
Early online date28 Nov 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2019
EventThe Lancet Public Health Science 2019 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 29 Nov 201929 Nov 2019
https://www.ukpublichealthscience.org/

Keywords

  • citizenship
  • mental health
  • concept mapping

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