Mental Illness
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on successful treatment and societal role fulfillment of the individual portrayed with mental illness.
Detailed description
This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on successful treatment and societal role fulfillment of the individual portrayed with mental illness. This study utilizes eight vignettes portraying two different mental illnesses (depression and schizophrenia), with one vignette giving no details about role fulfillment or treatment, another giving no details about role fulfillment but successful treatment, another giving details on role fulfillment but no treatment, and last giving details on both role fulfillment and successful treatment.
Interventions
OTHERMajor Depressive Disorder without treatment or role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERMajor Depressive Disorder with treatment but no role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERMajor Depressive Disorder without treatment but with role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERMajor Depressive Disorder with treatment and role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERSchizophrenia without treatment or role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERSchizophrenia with treatment but no role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERSchizophrenia without treatment but with role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
OTHERSchizophrenia with treatment and role fulfillment
Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.
Sponsors
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All adults who consider Buyende District their primary residence and who are capable of providing consent
Exclusion criteria
* Minors younger than 18 years of age * Persons who do not consider Buyende District their primary place of residence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Acceptance Scale (PAS) | One year. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes. | The PAS is a questionnaire targeted to public stigma, the negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors held within a community against individuals with mental illness. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness. |
| Broad Acceptance Scale (BAS) | One year. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes. | The BAS is a questionnaire targeted to distal public stigma. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness. |
| Attributed Stigma Scale | One year. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes. | Attributed stigma scale will be a modification of the PAS to gather understanding of what participants believe the attitudes of others in their community are. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness. |
Countries
Uganda
Outcome results
None listed