Ameliorating patient stigma amongst staff working with personality disorder

Ameliorating patient stigma amongst staff working with personality disorder: randomised controlled trial of self-management vs skills training

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18382289

Enrollment

150

Registered

2013-04-15

Start date

2007-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Patient stigma amongst staff working with personality disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Personality disorder

Interventions

Acceptance and commitment training (ACTr) intervention. This training intervention sought to help staff to understand the origins of the negative private experiences sometimes triggered by their patie

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All mental health staff employed by NHS Trusts and staff from other agencies who come into contact with PD patients were eligible to volunteer to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Involvement in development or conduct of the study 2. Involvement in other PD-related research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We used the 40-item Attitude to Personality Disorder Questionnaire (APDQ) to assess stigmatizing attitudes of staff towards PD patients. Staff perceptions of the quality of their therapeutic relationship with PD patients was measured using the 19-item Helping Alliance Questionnaire ? Therapist Version (HAQ-II). We assessed the degree to which staff distanced themselves from PD patients using the 7-item Social Distancing Scale (SDS), with all references to ?mental illness? replaced with ?personality disorder?. All outcomes were measured at the same time points: baseline, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up	—

Measure

Time frame

We used the 40-item Attitude to Personality Disorder Questionnaire (APDQ) to assess stigmatizing attitudes of staff towards PD patients. Staff perceptions of the quality of their therapeutic relationship with PD patients was measured using the 19-item Helping Alliance Questionnaire ? Therapist Version (HAQ-II). We assessed the degree to which staff distanced themselves from PD patients using the 7-item Social Distancing Scale (SDS), with all references to ?mental illness? replaced with ?personality disorder?. All outcomes were measured at the same time points: baseline, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Staff burnout and psychological distress were assessed using, respectively, the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the 28-item General Health Questionnaire, (GHQ). 2. We also used the 7-item Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) to assess staff psychological flexibility. 3. Credibility and Expectancy. The Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) was used to determine the credibility of a described training approach and participants? expectations of benefits from it. Two separate scales are summed to produce a total score, with higher scores reflecting a greater level of preconceived ideas about the training. All outcomes were measured at the same time points: baseline, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up. Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire was measured at baseline only.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Staff burnout and psychological distress were assessed using, respectively, the 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the 28-item General Health Questionnaire, (GHQ). 2. We also used the 7-item Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II) to assess staff psychological flexibility. 3. Credibility and Expectancy. The Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) was used to determine the credibility of a described training approach and participants? expectations of benefits from it. Two separate scales are summed to produce a total score, with higher scores reflecting a greater level of preconceived ideas about the training. All outcomes were measured at the same time points: baseline, post-intervention and at 6-month follow-up. Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire was measured at baseline only.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026