Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course
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Resumo: | Introduction: Stigma towards mental illness is considered a key obstacle to the provision of medical care to psychiatric patients. This is not only present in the general population but also among healthcare professionals. Therefore, medical students could be a target population for stigma prevention measures. The aim of this study is to assess the evolution of the attitudes of medical students from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra towards psychiatric patients, before and after attending Psychology and Psychiatric courses.Material and Methods: Students from the third and fourth years of the integrated Master’s degree in Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra were asked to complete four questionnaires. The surveys were distributed before and after the attendance of the courses.Results: There was a statistically significant decrease of the stigma scores (p = 0.025) between the two measurements (38.16 initially, 36.72 on the second moment). The baseline level of stigma was found to be negatively associated with empathy (rP = -0.477) and with the type of personality, with higher levels of openness to new experiences being associated with lower levels of initial stigma (rP = -0.357).Discussion: Overall, the students’ attitudes towards patients with mental illness were positive, with a decrease of the stigma value from the first to the second semester. This corroborates the hypothesis that education and contact with people with a mental condition could shape positive changes in attitudes and discrimination against those patients.Conclusion: Our results emphasise the importance of implementing programs inside medical schools in order to reduce stigma among future doctors. |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry CourseRedução do Estigma Face à Doença Mental Após Frequência de Aulas de Psiquiatria em Estudantes de Medicina PortuguesesAttitudeMental DisordersPortugalPsychiatrySocial StigmaStudentsMedicalAtitudeEstigma SocialEstudantes de MedicinaPerturbações MentaisPortugalPsiquiatriaIntroduction: Stigma towards mental illness is considered a key obstacle to the provision of medical care to psychiatric patients. This is not only present in the general population but also among healthcare professionals. Therefore, medical students could be a target population for stigma prevention measures. The aim of this study is to assess the evolution of the attitudes of medical students from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra towards psychiatric patients, before and after attending Psychology and Psychiatric courses.Material and Methods: Students from the third and fourth years of the integrated Master’s degree in Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra were asked to complete four questionnaires. The surveys were distributed before and after the attendance of the courses.Results: There was a statistically significant decrease of the stigma scores (p = 0.025) between the two measurements (38.16 initially, 36.72 on the second moment). The baseline level of stigma was found to be negatively associated with empathy (rP = -0.477) and with the type of personality, with higher levels of openness to new experiences being associated with lower levels of initial stigma (rP = -0.357).Discussion: Overall, the students’ attitudes towards patients with mental illness were positive, with a decrease of the stigma value from the first to the second semester. This corroborates the hypothesis that education and contact with people with a mental condition could shape positive changes in attitudes and discrimination against those patients.Conclusion: Our results emphasise the importance of implementing programs inside medical schools in order to reduce stigma among future doctors.Introdução: O estigma face às doenças mentais é considerado como um dos principais obstáculos à prestação de cuidados médicos a doentes psiquiátricos. Esta problemática não está presente apenas na população geral, mas também entre os profissionais de saúde. Assim, os estudantes de medicina podem ser uma população alvo para a introdução de medidas de prevenção de estigma. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a evolução das atitudes dos estudantes de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra (FMUC) face aos doentes psiquiátricos, antes e depois de frequentar as cadeiras de Psicologia e Psiquiatria.Material e Métodos: Foram distribuídos quatro questionários aos alunos do terceiro e quarto anos do Mestrado Integrado em Medicina da FMUC antes e depois de frequentarem as unidades curriculares.Resultados: Foi observada uma diminuição estatisticamente significativa dos valores de estigma (p = 0,025) entre as duas medições (38,16 no primeiro momento, 37,72 no segundo). Foram ainda encontradas correlações inversas, quer entre o valor do estigma inicial e a empatia (rP = -0,477), como em relação ao tipo de personalidade, com maiores níveis de abertura à experiência originando níveis mais baixos de estigma (rP = -0,357).Discussão: Em geral, as atitudes dos estudantes de Medicina relativamente aos doentes psiquiátricos foram positivas, com uma diminuição significativa do valor do estigma do primeiro para o segundo semestre. Estes resultados corroboram a hipótese de que a educação e o contacto com pessoas com uma patologia mental poderão modificar positivamente as atitudes e discriminação contra as mesmas.Conclusão: Este estudo salienta a importância da implementação de programas nas Faculdades de Medicina com o intuito de reduzir o estigma entre futuros Médicos.Ordem dos Médicos2021-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentapplication/pdfhttps://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859oai:ojs.www.actamedicaportuguesa.com:article/13859Acta Médica Portuguesa; Vol. 34 No. 7-8 (2021): July-August; 498-506Acta Médica Portuguesa; Vol. 34 N.º 7-8 (2021): Julho-Agosto; 498-5061646-07580870-399Xreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/6374https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12473https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12474https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12475https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12476https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12477https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12478https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12691https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12694https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/13859/12809Direitos de Autor (c) 2021 Acta Médica Portuguesainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVilar Queirós, RitaSantos, VítorMadeira, Nuno2022-12-20T11:07:02Zoai:ojs.www.actamedicaportuguesa.com:article/13859Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:20:24.408336Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course Redução do Estigma Face à Doença Mental Após Frequência de Aulas de Psiquiatria em Estudantes de Medicina Portugueses |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course Vilar Queirós, Rita Attitude Mental Disorders Portugal Psychiatry Social Stigma Students Medical Atitude Estigma Social Estudantes de Medicina Perturbações Mentais Portugal Psiquiatria |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course |
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Decrease in Stigma Towards Mental Illness in Portuguese Medical Students After a Psychiatry Course |
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Vilar Queirós, Rita |
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Vilar Queirós, Rita Santos, Vítor Madeira, Nuno |
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Santos, Vítor Madeira, Nuno |
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Vilar Queirós, Rita Santos, Vítor Madeira, Nuno |
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Attitude Mental Disorders Portugal Psychiatry Social Stigma Students Medical Atitude Estigma Social Estudantes de Medicina Perturbações Mentais Portugal Psiquiatria |
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Attitude Mental Disorders Portugal Psychiatry Social Stigma Students Medical Atitude Estigma Social Estudantes de Medicina Perturbações Mentais Portugal Psiquiatria |
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Introduction: Stigma towards mental illness is considered a key obstacle to the provision of medical care to psychiatric patients. This is not only present in the general population but also among healthcare professionals. Therefore, medical students could be a target population for stigma prevention measures. The aim of this study is to assess the evolution of the attitudes of medical students from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra towards psychiatric patients, before and after attending Psychology and Psychiatric courses.Material and Methods: Students from the third and fourth years of the integrated Master’s degree in Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra were asked to complete four questionnaires. The surveys were distributed before and after the attendance of the courses.Results: There was a statistically significant decrease of the stigma scores (p = 0.025) between the two measurements (38.16 initially, 36.72 on the second moment). The baseline level of stigma was found to be negatively associated with empathy (rP = -0.477) and with the type of personality, with higher levels of openness to new experiences being associated with lower levels of initial stigma (rP = -0.357).Discussion: Overall, the students’ attitudes towards patients with mental illness were positive, with a decrease of the stigma value from the first to the second semester. This corroborates the hypothesis that education and contact with people with a mental condition could shape positive changes in attitudes and discrimination against those patients.Conclusion: Our results emphasise the importance of implementing programs inside medical schools in order to reduce stigma among future doctors. |
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