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| Psychometric properties of the Thai Internalized Stigma Scale (TIS-LCH) for care home residents | | Author(s) | Suhathai Tosangwarn, Philip Clissett, Holly Blake |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 40, no 5, October-December 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2017 |
| Pages | pp 360-366 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Emotions ; Behaviour disorders ; Attitude ; Care homes ; Measurement ; Evaluation ; Thailand. |
| Annotation | Living in a care home is a source of stigma in Thai culture, but there is currently no measurement tool in the Thai language specifically designed to assess internalised stigma in care home residents. The Thai Version of Internalized Stigma of Living in a Care Home (TIS-LCH) Scale was developed and tested for its psychometric properties among Thai older residents. This was achieved by revising the Thai version of Internalized Stigma of Mental Health Illness (ISMI) Scale, replacing the phrase "mental health illness" to "living in a care home". Content validity of the TIS-LCH was determined by expert review (n = 6), while reliability testing was undertaken with older care home residents (n = 128). The TIS-LCH showed good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of .87. Test-retest reliability coefficient of TIS-LCH was excellent for the full scale (ICC = .90). The Thai version of IS-LCH (TIS-LCH) is a valid and reliable measurement tool for assessing internalised stigma in Thai care home residents. The IS-LCH will be a useful research tool to assess internalised stigma in older adults living in care settings. Understanding stigma will help health and social care professionals to plan interventions aimed at reducing or preventing negative emotional reactions and negative behavioural responses toward stigma, which are known to be associated with mental illness and particularly depression among this population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171124212 A |
| Classmark | KX: DL: EP: DP: KW: 3R: 4C: 7HG |
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