European Study on the Attitude of Psychiatrists Towards Their Patients

NCT04644978 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Eustigma - v. 1.0
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 4,245
• Locations: 29 countries
• Sites: 29

Brief Summary

Background: Many people think that people with mental disorders might be dangerous or unpredictable. These patients face various sources of disadvantages and experience discrimination on job interviews, in education, and housing. Mental health-related stigma (MHS) occurs not only within the public community, it is a growing issue among professionals as well. Aim: The investigators designed a prospective, observational, multi-centre, international study of 35 European countries to investigate the MHS among medical specialists and trainees in the field of general adult and child and adolescent psychiatry. Methods: An internet-based, anonymous survey will measure the stigmatizing attitude by using the local version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers. Presentation of the Results: The results of the research will be published in an international peer-reviewed journal. Furthermore, the research team will present the results at national and international conferences.

Conditions

Mental Illness; Stigmatization

Keywords

Stigma; Mental health related stigma; Stigmatising attitude; Mental health problems; Survey; Psychiatry; Psychiatrist

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• stigmatising attitude

  The main questionnaire is the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) which is a self-report questionnaire that contains 15 statements describing feelings and opinions about people with mental health problems. . In the survey, the subjects indicate on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = "strongly disagree" to 5 = "strongly agree") the extent they identify themselves with the given statement. The overall stigmatising attitude of the participants is described with the total score of the scale (minimum of 15, and a maximum of 75 points). Besides the total score, three dimensions can be calculated by evaluating the three subscales of the questionnaire (Attitude, Disclosure and Help-seeking, and Social Distance). Higher scores on a subscale and higher total scores reflect a more stigmatising attitude.

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Trainees and specialists in child and adult psychiatry

The responder must be a practising specialist or trainee in psychiatry or child and adolescent psychiatry in the participating European countries on the basis of his / her own declaration. Responders could provide their consent by choosing "I agree" on the website, after reading the information leaflet and the informed consent form.

Other: anonymous online survey

Interventions

anonymous online survey OTHER

An online questionnaire will be provided for the participants of our study. Participation in the study is voluntary and it can be terminated at any time without having to give any reasons.

Trainees and specialists in child and adult psychiatry

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 24 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Practising specialists and trainees in adult psychiatry or child and adolescent psychiatry who work in the participating European countries

You may qualify if:

• The responder must be a practising specialist or trainee in psychiatry or child and adolescent psychiatry in one of the participating countries on the basis of his / her own declaration.
• Responders could provide their consent by choosing "I agree" on the website, after reading the information leaflet and the informed consent form. Only those participants will be able to complete the online survey who chose "I agree" on the website.

You may not qualify if:

• The choice of "I do not agree" option of the participant on the website after reading the informed consent form. The responder will be guided automatically to the end of the survey.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Semmelweis University: lead

Study Sites (31)

Xhavit Gjata Hospital

Tirana, Albania

Location

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicin, Medical University of Graz

Graz, Austria

Location

City Hospital N15

Baku, Azerbaijan

Location

Psychiatric Clinic of Minsk City

Minsk, Belarus

Location

Military Medical Academy, Department of Psychiatry

Sofia, Bulgaria

Location

University Hospital Centre Zagreb

Zagreb, Croatia

Location

Private Practice

Nicosia, Cyprus

Location

3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

Prague, Czechia

Location

Research Unit for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry- Aalborg University Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark

Location

University of Tartu

Tartu, Estonia

Location

EPSM Étienne Gourmelen

Quimper, France

Location

Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

Munich, Germany

Location

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina

Ioannina, Greece

Location

Semmelweis University

Budapest, 1085, Hungary

Location

Department of Liasion Psychiatry, Mater University Hospital

Dublin, Ireland

Location

University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro

Catanzaro, Italy

Location

Hospital Gintermuiza

Jelgava, Latvia

Location

Vilnius University, Facutly of Medicine, Psychiatric Clinic

Vilnius, Lithuania

Location

Mount Carmel Hospital

Attard, Malta

Location

Clinical Centre of Montenegro, Clinic for Psychiatry

Podgorica, Montenegro

Location

Erasmus University

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Location

Institute of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra

Coimbra, Portugal

Location

The Serbsky State Scientific Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry

Moscow, Russia

Location

Institute for Mental Health

Belgrade, Serbia

Location

Psychiatric Hospital Michalovce

Michalovce, Slovakia

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Centre for Clinical Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Clinic and Children's hospital Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Location

Fidmag Foundation

Barcelona, Spain

Location

Psychiatrische Klinik Clienia Littenheid

Littenheid, Switzerland

Location

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Chernivtsi Regional Mental Hospital, Bukovinian State Medical University

Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Location

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Oldham, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ori D, Szocsics P, Molnar T, Motlova LB, Kazakova O, Morkl S, Wallies M, Abdulhakim M, Boivin S, Bruna K, Cabacos C, Carbone EA, Dashi E, Grech G, Greguras S, Ivanovic I, Guevara K, Kakar S, Kotsis K, Ingeholm Klinkby IM, Maslak J, Matheiken S, Mirkovic A, Nechepurenko N, Panayi A, Pereira AT, Pomarol-Clotet E, Raaj S, Prelog PR, Soler-Vidal J, Strumila R, Schuster F, Kisand H, Reim A, Ahmadova G, Vircik M, Kafali HY, Grinko N, Gyorffy Z, Rozsa S. Attitudes of psychiatrists towards people with mental illness: a cross-sectional, multicentre study of stigma in 32 European countries. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Dec 6;66:102342. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102342. eCollection 2023 Dec.

  PMID: 38149261 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders; Stereotyping; Social Stigma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Dorottya Ori, MD

  Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator, MD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2020
• First Posted: November 25, 2020
• Study Start: July 29, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2021
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: October 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CY (1); SL (1); IE (1); CR (1); IT (1); PT (1); AU (1); UA (1); AL (1); GR (1); ES (1); AZ (1); BE (1); LI (1); BU (1); GB (1); DK (1); DE (1); CZ (1); TU (1); HU (1); FR (1); RU (1); MA (1); CH (1); LA (1); MO (1); SE (1); NL (1)