Survey Experiment to Estimate Level of Mental Illness Stigma Based on Condition and Gender

Mental Illness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Measuring Level of Mental Illness Stigma Based on Condition and Gender

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06279962
• Other study ID #: 2000034620
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 15, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Yale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on condition and gender of the participants and individual portrayed with mental illness.

Description:

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on condition and gender of the participants and individual portrayed with mental illness. This study utilizes eight vignettes portraying different mental illnesses and genders to measure the levels of mental illness stigma in the general community in rural Uganda.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 379
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Disorders
• Mental Illness
• Stigma, Social

Intervention

Other:
• Survey questionnaire
The intervention is being assigned to one of the 8 different versions of the survey vignette.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Uganda	Empowerment to Heal - Uganda	Iganga

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yale University	Empower Through Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Uganda, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Level of acceptance for the individual depicted in the vignette as measured by PERSONAL ACCEPTANCE SCALE	The PAS is a 9-item 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. The total number of points was divided by the number of questions (nine) and multiplied by ten to generate numbers between zero and ten for comparison purposes to the Broad Acceptance Scale. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness.	Study period. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes.
Primary	Level of acceptance for the individual depicted in the vignette as measured by BROAD ACCEPTANCE SCALE	The BAS is a 9-item questionnaire targeted to structural stigma, the "societal-level conditions, cultural norms, and institutional practices that constrain the opportunities, resources, and wellbeing" for 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.	Study period. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes.