Measuring discrimination experienced by people with a mental illness: replication of the short-form DISCUS in six world regions

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11230/23:10454613

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/measuring-discrimination-experienced-by-people-with-a-mental-illness-replication-of-the-shortform-discus-in-six-world-regions/563387E20AA7B2A1D392E953E7D4C20B" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/measuring-discrimination-experienced-by-people-with-a-mental-illness-replication-of-the-shortform-discus-in-six-world-regions/563387E20AA7B2A1D392E953E7D4C20B</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722000630" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0033291722000630</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Measuring discrimination experienced by people with a mental illness: replication of the short-form DISCUS in six world regions

Original language description

Background The Discrimination and Stigma Scale (DISC) is a patient-reported outcome measure which assesses experiences of discrimination among persons with a mental illness globally. Methods This study evaluated whether the psychometric properties of a short-form version, DISC-Ultra Short (DISCUS) (11-item), could be replicated in a sample of people with a wide range of mental disorders from 21 sites in 15 countries/territories, across six global regions. The frequency of experienced discrimination was reported. Scaling assumptions (confirmatory factor analysis, inter-item and item-total correlations), reliability (internal consistency) and validity (convergent validity, known groups method) were investigated in each region, and by diagnosis group. Results 1195 people participated. The most frequently reported experiences of discrimination were being shunned or avoided at work (48.7%) and discrimination in making or keeping friends (47.2%). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a unidimensional model across all six regions and five diagnosis groups. Convergent validity was confirmed in the total sample and within all regions [ Internalised Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI-10): 0.28-0.67, stopping self: 0.54-0.72, stigma consciousness: -0.32-0.57], as was internal consistency reliability (alpha = 0.74-0.84). Known groups validity was established in the global sample with levels of experienced discrimination significantly higher for those experiencing higher depression [Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-2: p &lt; 0.001], lower mental wellbeing [Warwick-Edinburgh Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): p &lt; 0.001], higher suicidal ideation [Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)-4: p &lt; 0.001] and higher risk of suicidal behaviour [Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS): p &lt; 0.001]. Conclusions The DISCUS is a reliable and valid unidimensional measure of experienced discrimination for use in global settings with similar properties to the longer DISC. It offers a brief assessment of experienced discrimination for use in clinical and research settings.

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30215 - Psychiatry

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Psychological Medicine

ISSN

0033-2917

e-ISSN

1469-8978

Volume of the periodical

53

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

3963-3973

UT code for WoS article

000776997600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85128268421