Assessment of the effectiveness of a program for the reduction of stigma towards people with severe mental disorders in primary care workers.

Assessment of the effectiveness of a program for the reduction of stigma towards people with severe mental disorders in primary care workers: A randomized trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN46464036

Enrollment

210

Registered

2018-03-29

Start date

2018-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-22

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Conditions

Mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders Stigma to people with severe mental illness

Interventions

Health workers from different primary care centers are randomized by center to experimental or control groups. All the workers from each center are invited to participate and those that accept receive

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Workers from the Family Health Centers considering both: 1.1. Professionals (nurses, physicians, medical technicians, psychologists and social workers, professional midwife, nutritionists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, matron) 1.2.medical technicians.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Social Distance is assessed using Social Distance Scale. 2. Negative attitudes to people with mental health are assessed using "Scale of Attitudes of Health Professionals towards People with Severe Mental Illness" which is built by a doctoral thesis based on the "Mental Illness Clinicians Attitudes” (Gabbidon et al., 2013) and Community Attitudes to Mental Illness (Grandón, et al., 2016; Taylor, & Dear, 1981). Both will be evaluated up to 15 days after the end of the program.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Social Distance is assessed using Social Distance Scale. 2. Negative attitudes to people with mental health are assessed using "Scale of Attitudes of Health Professionals towards People with Severe Mental Illness" which is built by a doctoral thesis based on the "Mental Illness Clinicians Attitudes” (Gabbidon et al., 2013) and Community Attitudes to Mental Illness (Grandón, et al., 2016; Taylor, & Dear, 1981). Both will be evaluated up to 15 days after the end of the program.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Behaviour toward consulting with severe mental health disorders is assessed using a the Checklist of Inclusive Behaviours (a scale developed by the authors of this research) up to 15 days after the end of the program.	—

Countries

Chile

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026