Title
Cross-cultural adaptation of four instruments to measure stigma towards people with mental illness and substance use problems among primary care professionals in Chile
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Parra Videla C.
Sapag J.C.
Klabunde R.
Velasco P.R.
Anríquez S.
Aracena Álvarez M.
Mascayano F.
Bravo P.
Sena B.F.
Jofré Escalona A.
Bobbili S.J.
Corrigan P.W.
Poblete F.
Alvarado R.
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Stigma toward people with mental illness and substance use problems is a significant global concern, and prevents people with these conditions from accessing treatment, particularly in primary health care (PHC) settings. Stigma is a cultural phenomenon that is influenced by particular contexts and can differ by country and region. The majority of stigma research focuses on Europe or North America leading to a lack of culturally relevant stigma research instruments for the Latin American context. The present study describes and discusses the methodology for cross-culturally adapting four stigma measurement scales to the Chilean context. The cross-cultural adaptation process included nine phases: (1) preparation; (2) independent translations; (3) synthesis 1 with expert committee; (4) focus groups and interviews with researchers, PHC professionals, and PHC users; (5) synthesis 2 with expert committee; (6) independent back translations; (7) synthesis 3 with expert committee; (8) pilot with PHC professionals; and (9) final revisions. The adaptation process included an array of diverse voices from the PHC context, and met three adaptation objectives defined prior to beginning the process (Understandability, Relevance, and Acceptability and Answer Options). The resulting, culturally adapted questionnaire is being validated and implemented within PHC settings across Chile to provide in-depth insight into stigma among PHC professionals in the country. The authors hope it will be useful for future research on mental illness and substance use stigma in similar settings across Latin America.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Abuso de sustancias
Políticas de salud, Servicios de salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85134334133
PubMed ID
Source
Transcultural Psychiatry
ISSN of the container
1363-4615
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by CONICYT, CHILE Grant FONDECYT Regular 2016 #1160099, "Stigma toward mental illness among primary care professionals in Chile", and Grant FONDECYT Regular 2020 #1201504, “Reducing Stigma toward Mental Illness and Substance Use Issues in Primary Health Care in Chile: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial”. Special thanks to all participants who had a role in the cross-cultural adaptation process of the measurements instruments considered in this study.
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