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Exploratory Factor Analysis of a French Adapted Version of the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey among Medical Students in Belgium

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  • Lou Richelle

    (Unité de Recherche en Soins Primaires ULB, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
    Département de Médecine Générale, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium)

  • Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet

    (Département d’Epidémiologie et de Biostatistiques, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium)

  • Nadine Kacenelenbogen

    (Unité de Recherche en Soins Primaires ULB, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
    Département de Médecine Générale, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium)

  • Charles Kornreich

    (Unité de Recherche en Soins Primaires ULB, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium
    Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgium)

Abstract

To evaluate the impact of a new Substance Use Disorder (SUD) education program on medical students’ attitudes, we selected the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey (SAAS) questionnaire, which we adapted to our curriculum and cultural context. To validate this adapted version, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis following the administration of our 29-item bSAAS questionnaire to 657 medical students in Belgium (response rate: 71.1%). Twenty-three items correlated to three factors; namely, “Stereotypes and moralism”, “Treatment optimism” and “Specialized treatment” were retained (70% of total variance explained, Cronbach’s alpha = 0.80) and constituted the new questionnaire called beSAAS. The factor “Specialized treatment” stood out from previous studies, which could be explained by our target population and the impact of the formal, informal and hidden curricula in medical education. This study was able to highlight certain factors influencing stereotypical representations such as age, gender, origin, personal or professional experience with substance use. Our study allowed us to retain the beSAAS as a good questionnaire to evaluate SUD stigma and highlighted interesting findings to improve SUD training in medicine. Further studies are needed to complete its validity and reliability.

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  • Lou Richelle & Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet & Nadine Kacenelenbogen & Charles Kornreich, 2023. "Exploratory Factor Analysis of a French Adapted Version of the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey among Medical Students in Belgium," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(7), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:7:p:5356-:d:1113072
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    1. Alina Cernasev & Kiki M. Kline & Rachel Elizabeth Barenie & Kenneth C. Hohmeier & Steven Stewart & Shandra S. Forrest-Bank, 2022. "Healthcare Professional Students’ Perspectives on Substance Use Disorders and Stigma: A Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-12, February.
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