Table 3.
Change in mean scores of Barriers to Access to Care Evaluation questions
| Items in questionnaire | Visit 1 (pre-stigma) | Visit 2 (post-stigma) | Visit 3 (post- intervention) | Visit 2 − Visit 1 | Visit 3 − Visit 2 | Visit 3 − Visit 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n, mean (s.d.) | n, difference in mean (s.d.), P-value | |||||
| Concern that I might be seen as weak for having a mental health problem | 1417, 0.38 (0.67) | 1223, 0.16 (0.39) | 1417, 0.03 (0.18) | 1223, −0.229 (0.755), <0.001 | 1223, −0.128 (0.437), <0.001 | 1417, −0.354 (0.688), <0.001 |
| Concern that it might harm my chances when applying for jobs | 307, 0.65 (0.81) | 485, 0.09 (0.3) | 1123, 0.03 (0.19) | 130, −0.385 (0.811), <0.001 | 437, −0.064 (0.372), <0.001 | 246, −0.569 (0.814), <0.001 |
| Concern about what my family might think, say, do or feel | 1417, 0.41 (0.66) | 1223, 0.18 (0.47) | 1417, 0.02 (0.17) | 1223, −0.233 (0.801), <0.001 | 1223, −0.161 (0.498), <0.001 | 1417, −0.393 (0.673), <0.001 |
| Feeing embarrassed or ashamed | 1417, 0.36 (0.64) | 1223, 0.19 (0.41) | 1417, 0.01 (0.14) | 1223, −0.170 (0.744), <0.001 | 1223, −0.173 (0.431), <0.001 | 1417, −0.347 (0.658), <0.001 |
| Concern that I might be seen as ‘crazy’ | 1417, 0.35 (0.68) | 1223, 0.13 (0.36) | 1417, 0.02 (0.19) | 1223, −0.227 (0.756), <0.001 | 1223, −0.103 (0.412), <0.001 | 1417, −0.333 (0.694), <0.001 |
| Concern that I might be seen as a bad parent | 1417, 0.36 (0.65) | 1105, 0.16 (0.38) | 1288, 0.01 (0.12) | 1105, −0.217 (0.742), <0.001 | 1073, −0.152 (0.41), <0.001 | 1288, −0.374 (0.676), <0.001 |
| Concern that people I know might find out | 1417, 0.39 (0.65) | 1223, 0.13 (0.35) | 1417, 0.02 (0.15) | 1223, −0.247 (0.687), <0.001 | 1223, −0.115 (0.385), <0.001 | 1417, −0.372 (0.659), <0.001 |
| Concern that people might not take me seriously if they found out I was having professional care | 1417, 0.41 (0.66) | 1223, 0.13 (0.44) | 1417, 0.01 (0.14) | 1223, −0.284 (0.752), <0.001 | 1223, −0.114 (0.461), <0.001 | 1417, −0.394 (0.675), <0.001 |
| Not wanting a mental health problem to be on my medical records | 1417, 0.32 (0.75) | 1223, 0.04 (0.21) | 1417, 0.03 (0.24) | 1223, −0.278 (0.782), <0.001 | 1223, −0.012 (0.325), 0.187 | 1417, −0.284 (0.787), <0.001 |
| Concern that my children may be taken into care or that I may lose access or custody without my consent | 1417, 0.38 (0.72) | 1100, 0.19 (0.41) | 1288, 0.02 (0.21) | 1100, −0.205 (0.828), <0.001 | 1068, −0.175 (0.469), <0.001 | 1288, −0.381 (0.767), <0.001 |
| Concern about what my friends might think, say or do | 1417, 0.44 (0.69) | 1223, 0.14 (0.37) | 1417, 0.01 (0.13) | 1223, −0.292 (0.773), <0.001 | 1223, −0.132 (0.394), <0.001 | 1417, −0.423 (0.697), <0.001 |
| Concern about what people at work might think, say or do | 1417, 0.45 (0.71) | 1223, 0.22 (0.53) | 1417, 0.01 (0.15) | 1223, −0.224 (0.873), <0.001 | 1223, −0.206 (0.557), <0.001 | 1417, −0.436 (0.726), <0.001 |
| Overall BACE scorea | 1417, 0.39 (0.51) | 1223, 0.15 (0.25) | 1417, 0.02 (0.13) | 1223, −0.242 (0.539), <0.001 | 1223, −0.133 (0.286), <0.001 | 1417, −0.375 (0.519), <0.001 |
P-values are calculated using paired t-tests and will only include participants who had responses for the mentioned questions at both visits.
a
This is the average of average individual BACE scores. The average individual BACE score was calculated by the sum of all scores divided by the number of questions to which that individual responded.