Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare professionals can be a source of stigma and discrimination for people with mental illness, and anti-stigma programs are needed for this target group. However, there is no validated German language scale to assess attitudes of healthcare professionals towards people with mental illness. This study had the aim to validate the German language version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC), a self-report measure of stigmatizing attitudes.

Methods

Staff (n = 392) on general psychiatric inpatient wards (excluding child, forensic and geriatric psychiatry) at five psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland (n = 3) and Germany (n = 2) participated in the study. The internal consistency of the OMS-HC was examined as well as its factor stru

SUBMITTER: Zuaboni G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8139058 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature