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A comparative analysis of two alternative programmes to counter stigma and discrimination associated with mental
Sarah E Gordon1, Leah A Kininmonth1, Giles Newton-Howes1
1Department of Psychological Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
Objective:
To assess and compare attitudes of medical students in response to two service-user-led anti-stigma and discrimination education programmes.
Method:
Two programmes, consistent with the key elements of effective contact-based anti-stigma and discrimination education programmes for healthcare providers, were delivered to medical students in their penultimate and final year: a more intensive version of the programme in 2015/2016 and a briefer programme in 2016/2017. Attitudes were assessed using the Recovery Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ) and the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC-20) at the beginning and end of their final year.
Results:
There were no significant differences between the years in initial scores on either scale. Both cohorts showed statistically significant reductions in scores on both scales after completion of the programme, indicating overall improvements in students' attitudes with reductions in stigma, and more positive attitudes towards recovery of those in mental distress. The more intensive programme led to significantly greater improvement in reductions in stigma than the less intensive programme.
Conclusion:
Findings support the need for contact-based anti-stigma and discrimination education programmes for medical students that are both intensive and repeated over time.
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