The Capability Approach: developing an instrument for evaluating public health interventions

There is a growing interest in the application of Sen’s capability approach to the evaluation of health care programmes, including public health interventions. This project sought to develop a questionnaire to measure outcomes within the capabilities framework, for use in the evaluation of public health and social interventions.

The paper from this project:

Lorgelly, P. K., K. Lorimer, E. A. Fenwick, A. H. Briggs and P. Anand (2015). “Operationalising the capability approach as an outcome measure in public health: The development of the OCAP-18.” Soc Sci Med 142: 68-81.