Stigmatising attitudes towards severe mental illness (SMI) Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is implemented at the nursing school of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. The intervention is a participatory, contact-based anti-stigma seminar. The seminar c
Sponsors
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants must be trainees at the nursing school of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany 2. Participants must not have missed more than one lesson of the seminar in total 3. Participants must provide informed consent for study participation 4. Participants must be fluent in the German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded: 1. If they are not trainees at the nursing school of the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany 2. If they miss more than one lesson of the seminar in total 3. If they are unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent for study participation 4. If they do not have sufficient knowledge of German to answer the questionnaires
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stigmatising attitudes towards SMI will be assessed at baseline (before the seminar begins), at T1 (after the seminar) and at a 3-month follow-up using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed in a participatory manner as part of this project. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Stigmatising attitudes will be assessed using the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Healthcare Providers at baseline (before the seminar begins), at T1 (after the seminar) and at a 3-month follow-up. 2. Micro-aggression behaviors perpetrated towards persons with mental illness will be assessed using the Mental Illness Microaggressions Scale-Perpetrator Version (MIMS-P) at baseline (before the seminar begins), at T1 (after the seminar) and at a 3-month follow-up 3. Preparedness and confidence in working in mental health nursing will be assessed using nine items from Foster et al. (2019), who adapted a survey by Hayman-White & Happell (2005) at baseline (before the seminar begins), at T1 (after the seminar) and at a 3-month follow-up. The items will be translated to German. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRebecca;Lena Nixdorf;Nugent
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Outcome results
None listed