Study on Mental Health-related Stigma

NCT ID: NCT05639855

Last Updated: 2022-12-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

740 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-05

Study Completion Date

2023-06-30

Brief Summary

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Mental disorders are currently among the main causes of disability worldwide. For this reason, various national and international organisations include the promotion of mental health among their strategic actions, with special emphasis on the fight against stigma. Evidence shows that stigma has a negative impact on the process of recovery and participation of people with mental disorders.

The general aim of this study is to find out about the attitudes of university students at the University of A Coruña towards people with mental disorders and specifically to intervene with students of the Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy to assess whether taking part in a Mental Health Literacy Programme changes these attitudes.

Detailed Description

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In recent years, there has been a growing interest in developing and evaluating anti-stigma plans in the field of mental health. However, stigmatising, coercive or paternalistic attitudes persist in society and have a negative impact on the recovery process of people with mental illness.

The Mental Health Spain Confederation proposes tackling stigma through intersectional mental health literacy interventions that incorporate the gender perspective and are focused on the needs identified by people with mental disorders.

The New Mental Health Strategy of the National Health System (2021-2026) establishes the need to involve people and their families, as well as the different social agents in the fight against stigma, especially social and health professionals, as well as the media and educational personnel. The aim of this study is to understand the nature of stigma towards people with mental disorders. In order to do so, it is necessary to take into consideration the experiences and experiences of the people themselves in order to develop plans to promote mental health from a participatory and comprehensive perspective. Likewise, it is considered relevant to know the perceptions of future professionals from different areas of knowledge (students of the University of A Coruña), evaluating their attitudes and beliefs regarding mental health. Finally, the aim is to evaluate the impact of incorporating a specific module on mental health and stigmatisation. a specific module on mental health and stigma in the university curriculum of the students of the Occupational Therapy Degree.

This research has the following objectives: (1) find out the perception of people with mental disorders in relation to the social stigma of citizens and Health Science professionals; (2) find out how university students perceive people with mental health problems, and (3) evaluate the impact of incorporating a specific module on mental health and stigma in the university curriculum, specifically in the Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy.

Conditions

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Mental Health Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Third year students of the Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy

Third-year students of the Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy will receive training on a specific module on mental health and stigma in the university curriculum.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mental Health Literacy Programme

Intervention Type OTHER

Mental Health Literacy Program. This program is part of the training of third-year students of the occupational therapy degree at the University of A Coruña. We will follow a mixed method following a sequential explanatory design. The quantitative part corresponds to a quasi-experimental study, where a comparison will be made between the phase before and after the students take the program. The qualitative part will comprise a phenomenological study to collect the knowledge acquired by the students after taking the program.

Students of University of A Coruña

The students of the University of A Coruña will take part in an online survey to find out the attitudes and beliefs of future professionals from different areas of knowledge regarding mental health.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

People with mental health disorder

Users of a Psychosocial and Labor Rehabilitation Centers in the A Coruña Health Care Area will take part in interviews to find out their experiences regarding the attributions made towards them by citizens and health professionals.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mental Health Literacy Programme

Mental Health Literacy Program. This program is part of the training of third-year students of the occupational therapy degree at the University of A Coruña. We will follow a mixed method following a sequential explanatory design. The quantitative part corresponds to a quasi-experimental study, where a comparison will be made between the phase before and after the students take the program. The qualitative part will comprise a phenomenological study to collect the knowledge acquired by the students after taking the program.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be graduated at Occupational Therapy Degree at the University of A Coruña


* Student in the University of A Coruña


* Have a mental disorder \[according to the Diagnostic Manual Diagnostic Manual\]
* Be a user of the Psychosocial and Labor Rehabilitation Centers of the Health Area of A Coruña

Exclusion Criteria

* Have difficulties in understanding and/or communication
* Not being enrolled in the Mental Health module of the Degree in Occupational Therapy


* Have difficulties in understanding and/or communication


* Have difficulties in understanding and/or communication
* Be in a situation of legal incapacity.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Nereida Canosa Rodríguez

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nereida Canosa Rodríguez

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nereida Canosa Domínguez, Master

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade da Coruña

Locations

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Nereida Canosa Domínguez

A Coruña, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Nereida Canosa Domínguez, Master

Role: CONTACT

881015967 ext. 881015967

Betania Groba González, PhD

Role: CONTACT

881015870 ext. 5870

Facility Contacts

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Nereida Canosa Domínguez

Role: primary

981 16 70 00 ext. 5906

References

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Hankir AK, Northall A, Zaman R. Stigma and mental health challenges in medical students. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Sep 2;2014:bcr2014205226. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205226.

Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Corrigan PW, Mittal D, Reaves CM, Haynes TF, Han X, Morris S, Sullivan G. Mental health stigma and primary health care decisions. Psychiatry Res. 2014 Aug 15;218(1-2):35-8. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.028. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

Reference Type RESULT
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Lanfredi M, Macis A, Ferrari C, Rillosi L, Ughi EC, Fanetti A, Younis N, Cadei L, Gallizioli C, Uggeri G, Rossi R. Effects of education and social contact on mental health-related stigma among high-school students. Psychiatry Res. 2019 Nov;281:112581. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112581. Epub 2019 Sep 27.

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Mejia-Lancheros C, Lachaud J, O'Campo P, Wiens K, Nisenbaum R, Wang R, Hwang SW, Stergiopoulos V. Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness. PLoS One. 2020 Feb 27;15(2):e0229385. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229385. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type RESULT
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Milin R, Kutcher S, Lewis SP, Walker S, Wei Y, Ferrill N, Armstrong MA. Impact of a Mental Health Curriculum on Knowledge and Stigma Among High School Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2016 May;55(5):383-391.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.02.018. Epub 2016 Mar 8.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 27126852 (View on PubMed)

Mahmoudi H, Saffari M, Movahedi M, Sanaeinasab H, Rashidi-Jahan H, Pourgholami M, Poorebrahim A, Barshan J, Ghiami M, Khoshmanesh S, Potenza MN, Lin CY, Pakpour AH. A mediating role for mental health in associations between COVID-19-related self-stigma, PTSD, quality of life, and insomnia among patients recovered from COVID-19. Brain Behav. 2021 May;11(5):e02138. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2138. Epub 2021 Apr 3.

Reference Type RESULT
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Adu J, Oudshoorn A, Anderson K, Marshall CA, Stuart H, Stanley M. Policies and Interventions to Reduce Familial Mental Illness Stigma: A Scoping Review of Empirical Literature. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2021 Dec;42(12):1123-1137. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2021.1936710. Epub 2021 Jul 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34319817 (View on PubMed)

Ma HI, Hsieh CE. An Anti-Stigma Course for Occupational Therapy Students in Taiwan: Development and Pilot Testing. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 3;17(15):5599. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155599.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32756448 (View on PubMed)

Tomar N, Ghezzi MA, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wilson AB, Van Deinse TB, Burgin S, Cuddeback GS. Statewide mental health training for probation officers: improving knowledge and decreasing stigma. Health Justice. 2017 Nov 15;5(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s40352-017-0057-y.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29143153 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2021/028

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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