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Development and psychometric testing of a scale for assessing the associative stigma of mental illness in nursing

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  • Meritxell Sastre‐Rus
  • Joaquín Tomás‐Sábado
  • Rocío Juliá‐Sanchis
  • Juan Francisco Roldán‐Merino
  • Montserrat Puig‐Llobet
  • María Teresa Lluch‐Canut

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Aims and objectives To develop a new scale for assessing the associative stigma of mental illness in nursing based on Peplau's model of psychodynamic nursing and to examine its psychometric properties. Background The stigma of mental illness continues to cause problems today for patients, families and mental health professionals. For individuals with a mental disorder, stigma can result in restricted opportunities, social exclusion and the denial of rights. Associative stigma in mental health professionals is becoming a major problem and is related to increased depersonalisation, higher levels of emotional exhaustion and diminished job satisfaction among mental health professionals. Nursing may play a key role in reducing the stigma associated with mental illness, but there are no specific scales for the measurement of associative stigma in nursing. Design Development of an instrument. A STROBE checklist was completed. Methods This study involved two stages: (a) item generation and content validation; (b) examining the reliability and convergent/discriminant validity of the scale. A developmental and methodological design was used. Data were collected between November 2016–December 2017 from a sample of 737 nursing undergraduates. Results The results indicated good internal consistency for the final 20‐item scale for assessing the associative stigma of mental illness in nursing, which is considered in terms of three dimensions: Violence/Dangerousness, Disability, and Irresponsibility/Lack of Competence. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a three‐factor structure consistent with the theoretical model. Conclusions The 20‐item EVEPEM (from its Spanish acronym) derived from Peplau's theory was shown to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing the stigma of mental illness in the nursing setting. Relevance to clinical practice Reliable instruments are needed to measure the effectiveness of anti‐stigma interventions for mental health professionals. The results indicate that the tool developed is a valid and reliable instrument for use in the nursing setting.

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  • Meritxell Sastre‐Rus & Joaquín Tomás‐Sábado & Rocío Juliá‐Sanchis & Juan Francisco Roldán‐Merino & Montserrat Puig‐Llobet & María Teresa Lluch‐Canut, 2020. "Development and psychometric testing of a scale for assessing the associative stigma of mental illness in nursing," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(21-22), pages 4300-4312, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:29:y:2020:i:21-22:p:4300-4312
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15467
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