An integrated review of measures of mutuality: Pros, cons, and future directions
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Abstract
Background & Aim: Mutuality has been defined as being placed between paternalism and autonomy on the spectrum of patient engagement in care, which involves a shared experience and reciprocity between involved parties. Mutuality is foundational in creating growth and fostering relationships to improve health outcomes and address health disparities. This paper aims to examine and compare measurement instruments that measure the concept of mutuality.
Methods & Materials: A systematic search was conducted to examine how mutuality has been measured. Eight studies were included in the analysis.
Results: The Mutuality Scale, the Mutuality and Interpersonal Sensitivity Scale, the Friendship Quality Questionnaire, and the Connection-Disconnection Scale were discovered. Theoretical frameworks and psychometrics were analyzed.
Conclusion: Mutuality has been applied in a variety of contexts and proves to be an important concept in understanding the needs and perspectives of culturally diverse communities. selection of a measurement instrument is going to be driven by a theoretical framework and definitions of mutuality. All identified instruments demonstrated strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, it is important to weigh these strengths and weaknesses when selecting a measurement instrument in clinical practice or research.
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2. Howieson B. Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare. Scottish Medical Journal. 2015;60(4):228–32.
3. Streck BP, Wardell DW, Wood GL. Family caregiver-receiver mutuality: A concept analysis. Advances in Nursing Science. 2020 Apr 1;43(2):E71-9.
4. Curley MAQ. Mutuality-an expression of nursing presence. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 1997;12(4):208-13.
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6. Jordan J. Relational- Culture Therapy . Vol. 2. American Psychological Association; 2018. Jordan JV. Relational–Cultural Therapy. 2nd ed. American Psychological Association; 2017.
7.
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16. Karlstedt M, Fereshtehnejad SM, Winnberg E, Aarsland D, Lökk J. Psychometric properties of the mutuality scale in Swedish dyads with parkinson's disease. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2016;136(2):122–8.
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20. Song L. Couples’ Communication And Quality Of Life During Prostate Cancer Survivorship [dissertation]. University of Michigan; 2009.
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27. Parker JG, Asher SR. Friendship and friendship quality in middle childhood: Links with peer group acceptance and feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction. Developmental Psychology. 1993;29(4):611-21.
28. Araújo DeSousa D, Roller SH, Welter Wendt G, Lisboa C. Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Friendship Quality Questionnaire in a community sample of children and early adolescents. Universitas Psychologica. 2014 Jun;13(2):423-31.
29. Baker JR, Hudson JL. Friendship quality predicts treatment outcome in children with anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2013;51(1):31–6.
30. Bukowski WM, Newcomb AF, Hoza B. Friendship conceptions among early adolescents: A longitudinal study of stability and change. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 1987;7(2):143–52.
31. Sanftner JL, Tantillo M. Measuring perceived mutuality in women: Further validation of the connection–disconnection scale. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. 2010;5(4):344-57.
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33. Bennett LVM. Discrimination and connection: Impacts on Health Care Utilization, health-related quality of life, and Mental Health Outcomes [dissertation]. University of Oklahoma; 2020.
34. Lenz AS. Relational-cultural theory: Fostering the growth of a paradigm through empirical research. Journal of Counseling & Development. 2016;94(4):415–28.
35. Haskins NH, Appling B. Relational-cultural theory and reality therapy: A culturally responsive integrative framework. Journal of Counseling & Development. 2017;95(1):87–99.
36. Jackson SL. Identity, Role Experience , and Relationships: An Exploration of Relational Health with Faculty of Color in Social Work Education [dissertation]. University of St. Thomas, Minnesota ; 2021.
37. Miller JB. Toward a new psychology of women. Boston: Beacon Press; 1976.
38. Duffey T, Somody C. The role of relational-cultural theory in Mental Health Counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling. 2011;33(3):223-42.
39. Tantillo M, Sanftner JL. Measuring perceived mutuality in women with eating disorders: The development of the connection-disconnection scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement. 2010;18(2):100-19.
40. Hines HG, Avila CJ, Rudakevych TM, Curlin FA, Yoon JD. Physician perspectives on long-term relationships and friendships with patients: A national assessment. Southern Medical Journal. 2017;110(11):679-84.
41. Vetter TR, Cubbin C. Psychometrics. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2019;128(1):176-81.
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Hamilton B, Hooper V. An integrated review of measures of mutuality: Pros, cons, and future directions. NPT. 2023;10(1):13-22.
