Validation of the Opening Minds Scale and patterns of stigma in Chilean primary health care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Stigma toward people with mental health problems (MHP) in primary health care (PHC) settings is an important public health challenge. Research on stigma toward MHP is relatively scarce in Chile and Latin America, as are instruments to measure stigma that are validated for use there. The present study aims to validate the Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Professionals (OMS-HC) among staff and providers in public Chilean PHC clinics, and examine differences in stigma by sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods

803 participants from 34 PHC clinics answered a self-administered questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis was completed. Average 15-item OMS-HC scores were calculated, and means were compared via t-test or ANOVA to identify group differences. Correlati

SUBMITTER: Sapag JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6728029 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature