scholarly journals Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Zuaboni ◽  
Timon Elmer ◽  
Franziska Rabenschlag ◽  
Kolja Heumann ◽  
Susanne Jaeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
German Language ◽  
German Version ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Social Distance Scale ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background Healthcare professionals can be a source of stigma and discrimination for people with mental illness, and anti-stigma programs are needed for this target group. However, there is no validated German language scale to assess attitudes of healthcare professionals towards people with mental illness. This study had the aim to validate the German language version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC), a self-report measure of stigmatizing attitudes. Methods Staff (n = 392) on general psychiatric inpatient wards (excluding child, forensic and geriatric psychiatry) at five psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland (n = 3) and Germany (n = 2) participated in the study. The internal consistency of the OMS-HC was examined as well as its factor structure using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. To assess the scale’s concurrent validity, we used the Social Distance Scale. Results Internal consistency for the OMS-HC total score was good (α = 0.74), acceptable for the subscales Attitudes (α = 0.62) and Social Distance (α = 0.69), and poor for the Disclosure subscale (α = 0.55). The original three-factor structure fit our data well. The OMS-HC total score and the Social Distance subscale score were significantly correlated with the Social Distance Scale, supporting concurrent validity. Conclusion The German version of the OMS-HC demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties and can be recommended for future research and intervention evaluation.

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Zuaboni ◽  
Timon Elmer ◽  
Franziska Rabenschlag ◽  
Kolja Heumann ◽  
Susanne Jaeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
German Language ◽  
German Version ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Social Distance Scale ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background: Healthcare professionals can be a source of stigma and discrimination for people with mental illness, and anti-stigma programs are needed for this target group. However, there is no validated German language scale to assess attitudes of healthcare professionals towards people with mental illness. This study had the aim to validate the German language version of the Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC), a self-report measure of stigmatizing attitudes.Methods: Staff (n = 392) on general psychiatric inpatient wards (excluding child, forensic and geriatric psychiatry) at five psychiatric hospitals in Switzerland (n = 3) and Germany (n = 2) participated in the study. The internal consistency of the OMS-HC was examined as well as its factor structure using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. To assess the scale’s concurrent validity, we used the Social Distance Scale.Results: Internal consistency for the OMS-HC total score was good (α = 0.73), it was acceptable for the subscales Attitudes (α = 0.62) and Social Distance (α = 0.69), but poor for the Disclosure subscale (α = 0.55). The original three-factor structure fit our data well. The OMS-HC total score and the Social Distance subscale score were significantly correlated with the Social Distance Scale, supporting concurrent validity.Conclusion: The German version of the OMS-HC demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties and can be recommended for future research and intervention evaluation.

scholarly journals “What Is Right for Me, Is Not Necessarily Right for You”: The Endogenous Factors Influencing Nonparticipation in Medical Assistance in Dying

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110088
Author(s):  
Janine Brown ◽  
Donna Goodridge ◽  
Lilian Thorpe ◽  
Alexander Crizzle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Endogenous Factors ◽  
Medical Assistance In Dying ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
The Social

Access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) is influenced by legislation, health care providers (HCPs), the number of patient requests, and the patients’ locations. This research explored the factors that influenced HCPs’ nonparticipation in formal MAID processes and their needs to support this emerging practice area. Using an interpretive description methodology, we interviewed 17 physicians and 18 nurse practitioners who identified as non-participators in formal MAID processes. Nonparticipation was influenced by their (a) previous personal and professional experiences, (b) comfort with death, (c) conceptualization of duty, (d) preferred end-of-life care approaches, (e) faith or spirituality beliefs, (f) self-accountability, (g) consideration of emotional labor, and (h) future emotional impact. They identified a need for clear care pathways and safe passage. Two separate yet overlapping concepts were identified, conscientious objection to and nonparticipation in MAID, and we discussed options to support the social contract of care between HCPs and patients.

Abstract P862: Successes and Impact of a Statewide Stroke Education Campaign for Healthcare Providers

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia N Jones ◽  
Janna Pietrzak ◽  
Kylie Picou ◽  
Mindy Cook ◽  
Adela Santana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
Everyday Practice ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: The North Dakota Mission: Lifeline Stroke program is a 3-year initiative which aims to improve statewide stroke systems of care. Due to complexities in recognizing and treating stroke patients, effective education of prehospital and hospital health care providers on guideline-based assessments and treatment methods were identified as an essential intervention. In person lectures, conferences, workshops, stroke simulation trainings, online courses, webinars, and a stroke certification program were deployed throughout the project. Purpose: The purpose of the post-education survey was to determine the impact, value, and success of different types of education provided during the project. Methods: North Dakota healthcare professionals (n=221) completed a 20-question online survey about their experiences participating in the stroke trainings provided from 2017 to 2020. Results: Survey respondents consisted of 76 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers and 145 hospital-based healthcare professionals. The majority of hospital-based staff respondents were nurses (80.1%), while most EMS-based respondents were paramedics or EMTs (75.0%). Half of all respondents (49.8%) participated in 2 or more educational offerings. Respondents were asked to rank the educational offerings in which they participated in by order of the benefit to their everyday practice. The two highest ranking educational offerings were the Advanced Stroke Life Support Class (mean rank=1.6) and Simulation in Motion (SIM) ND (mean rank=2.3). More than 90% of respondents stated that these trainings were extremely or very applicable to their everyday practice. When asked about the overall impact of all the educational offerings they participated in, almost all (92.6%) respondents indicated they agree that because of the trainings they have a better understanding of the key issues related to caring for stroke patients. Conclusions: Overall, the comprehensive survey provides concrete evidence and feedback that multi-modal education campaigns are well-received and effective in furthering awareness of guideline-based stroke assessments and treatment methods. Activities with a kinesthetic learning approach were found to be especially well-received.

Promising Interventions to Prevent Liver Cancer in Idaho

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992110571
Author(s):  
Behnoosh Momin ◽  
Danielle Nielsen ◽  
Spencer Schaff ◽  
Jennifer L. Mezzo ◽  
Charlene Cariou
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Provider ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Provider ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Social

Introduction: The Idaho Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (ICCCP) collaborated with the Idaho Immunization Program (IIP) to plan and implement activities to increase knowledge and awareness of liver cancer prevention through tailored hepatitis B immunization messaging to the Idaho community and health care providers. Purpose and Objectives: In this article, we report findings from an evaluation of these activities. Interventions Approach: The two programs implemented liver cancer prevention activities between May 2017 and December 2017; strategies included a social media vaccination awareness campaign and health care provider education. Evaluation Methods: Facebook Insights was used to report, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze, data from the social media campaign. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data collected from a retrospective pre–post survey for the health care provider presentations and paired t-tests were conducted to detect differences between pre- and postexposure. Results: For the social media campaign, ICCCP and IIP posted a total of 32 liver cancer and hepatitis B vaccination posts on their respective Facebook pages, which reached 42,804 unique users. For the health care provider presentations, there was a statistically significant increase in awareness, knowledge, ability, and intention among health care providers. Implications for Public Health: Our evaluation serves as an example of how public health social media can reach consumers and how educating providers can raise awareness on the importance of hepatitis B vaccination as a means of preventing liver cancer.

Directions and Opportunities in Health Informatics in British Columbia

1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (03) ◽  
pp. 299-301
Author(s):  
K. Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Network Evolution ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Social

Abstract:The social changes, and changes in perceptions of the effectiveness of health care in British Columbia have resulted in a large number of recommendations in the report of the British Columbia Royal Commission on Health Care and Costs. Many of these recommendations have implications for health informatics. The British Columbia Government, in outlining a response, foresees a major change in the emphases of health care, which will involve four major areas of health informatics: network evolution, automation of the patient record, outcome- and other quality-related databases, and consumer health education. These themes are discussed, in the light of the opinions of academics, health care providers, and the health-informatics industry. The themes must be intercalated into the health informatics curriculum, to equip graduates for the challenges of B.C.’s changing health care system.

scholarly journals Factor structure of The Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers and psychometric properties of its Hungarian version

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorottya Őri ◽  
Sándor Rózsa ◽  
Péter Szocsics ◽  
Lajos Simon ◽  
György Purebl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Hungarian Version

Abstract Background The Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) is a widely used questionnaire to measure the stigmatising attitudes of healthcare providers towards patients with mental health problems. The psychometric properties of the scale; however, have never been investigated in Hungary. We aimed to thoroughly explore the factor structure of the OMS-HC and examine the key psychometric properties of the Hungarian version. Methods The OMS-HC is a self-report questionnaire that measures the overall stigmatising attitude by a total score, and three subscales can be calculated: Attitude, Disclosure and Help-seeking, and Social Distance. Our study population included specialists and trainees in adult and child psychiatry (n = 211). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed, and higher-order factors were tested. We calculated the test-retest reliability on a subgroup of our sample (n = 31) with a follow-up period of 1 month. The concurrent validity of the scale was measured with the Mental Illness: Clinician’s Attitudes-4 scale (MICA-4). Results Three factors were extracted based on a parallel-analysis. A bifactor solution (a general factor and three specific factors) showed an excellent model-fit (root mean square error of approximation = 0.025, comparative fit index = 0.961, and Tucker-Lewis index = 0.944). The model-based reliability was low; however, the general factor showed acceptable reliability (coefficient omega hierarchical = 0.56). The scale demonstrated a good concurrent validity with the MICA-4 [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.77]. The test-retest reliability was excellent for the general factor (ICC = 0.95) and good for the specific factors (ICC = 0.90, 0.88, and 0.84, respectively). Conclusions The three dimensions of the OMS-HC was confirmed, and the scale was found to be an adequate measure of the stigmatising attitude in Hungary. The bifactor model is more favourable as compared to the three correlated factor model; however, despite the excellent internal structure, its model-based reliability was low.

RACIAL RECIPIENTS, SOCIAL DISTANCE, AND SHARING BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otto Zinser ◽  
Roger C. Bailey ◽  
Ralph M. Edgar
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
White Child ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Black Child ◽  
The Other ◽  
Differential Sensitivity ◽  
Social Distance Scale ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sharing Behavior

Thirty-six preschoolers and 41 second graders were asked: (a) to rank, in order of preference, a white child, a black child, and an Indian child as recipients of sharing; (b) to share with the preferred recipient items of low and high value; and (c) to rank the three recipients as companions in several hypothetical, social interaction situations varying in social distance. The distributions of first choices for sharing indicated that the preschool subjects preferred the white recipient most, the Indian recipient next, and the black recipient least, while the second graders preferred the Indian recipient over the white and black recipients. The second graders who preferred the black recipient shared a larger number of items than those who preferred to share with one of the other two recipients. The distributions of first choices for the social distance items were generally consistent with those for sharing, and subjects from one school exhibited some differential sensitivity to the items of the social distance scale. The results of this investigation and those of previous research suggest that the influence of the race of the recipient on sharing behavior varies with the experimental design used.

scholarly journals Color, Caption and Emoji – Using Instagram as a Screening Tool for Depression in Teenagers and Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Enciu, MD ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Comparison Theory ◽  
The Public ◽  
Demographic Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
Insight Into

Instagram, the largest growing social network site today, has grown exponentially since its launch in 2010. Mental health challenges, particularly anxiety and major depressive disorder in those aged 16 to 30 have been associated with Instagram’s popularity. Depression is of particular interest to health care providers within the public health sector: it affects 264 million people globally; suicide is the second most common cause of death in 18 to 29-year-olds. This age group also constitutes the main demographic group of Instagram users. A narrative review was conducted on peer-reviewed articles between January 2019-July 2020 to analyze Instagram use and its association with depression, and using it as a tool to diagnose depression. PubMed, EBSCO, NCBI, NIH, and Google Scholar were used to source articles published between 2015-2020. The narrative review focused on four primary papers. The first study looked at the social comparison theory, while the second and third studies used screening questionnaires in conjunction with analyzing an individual’s Instagram content into text-based scores. The fourth study analyzed the content of photos which were posted to give insight into an individual’s status regarding depressive states. Accounting for 18 to 30 year olds’ Instagram usage into how they engaged with content can accurately screen for, and diagnose depression.

scholarly journals Nurses’ Attitudes and Knowledge of Their Roles in Newborn Abandonment

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra K. Cesario
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Safe Haven ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
American Society

The practice of abandoning newborns shortly after birth has always existed. Occurring in primitive and contemporary societies, the motivations for newborn abandonment are varied and dependent upon the social norms of a specific geographic region at a given point in time. Because the desire to abandon an infant has had no support system in American society, such unwanted infants have been abandoned in a manner leading to their deaths. In response, many states have passed safe-haven legislation to save the lives of unwanted newborns. The laws typically specify a mother’s ability to “abandon” her child to a medical service provider. However, judgmental attitudes and a lack of accurate information may impede a health care provider’s ability to carry out a safe-haven law. The study described here examines a sample of nurses in a state with a safe-haven law. The study revealed no significant correlation between a nurse’s knowledge, attitude, and self-perception of preparedness to manage a newborn abandonment event. However, the outcomes highlight the negative attitudes and lack of knowledge many nurses possess regarding newborn abandonment and the women who commit this act. Educational programs for all health care providers and the community are essential to the efficacy of the legislation that currently exists. Continued multidisciplinary strategizing and general awareness are needed to serve as catalysts to build supports for unwanted newborns and their safe assimilation into the community.

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