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Table 1 Participant demographic information: all participants and by scale type

From: Stigma towards borderline personality disorder: effectiveness and generalizability of an anti-stigma program for healthcare providers using a pre-post randomized design

 

Original OMS-HC

BPD-specific OMS-HC

All participants

 

(n = 94)

(n = 93)

(n = 187)

Gender

   

 Male

15 (16.0%)

13 (14.0%)

28 (15.0%)

 Female

79 (84.0%)

80 (86.0%)

159 (85.0%)

Age (mean)

39.0 yrs

39.2 yrs

39.1 yrs

Occupation

   

 Social worker

33 (35.1%)

40 (43.0%)

73 (39.0%)

 Nurse

13 (13.8%)

14 (15.1%)

27 (14.4%)

 Counselor

14 (14.9%)

8 (8.6%)

22 (11.8%)

 Occupational therapist

8 (8.5%)

11 (11.8%)

19 (10.2%)

 Psychologist/psychiatrist

11 (11.7%)

4 (4.4%)

15 (8.0%)

 Student

6 (6.4%)

3 (3.2%)

9 (4.8%)

 Director/manager

5 (5.3%)

3 (3.3%)

8 (4.2%)

 Other

3 (3.2%)

8 (8.6%)

11 (5.9%)

Years in practice (mean)

12.7 yrs

11.7 yrs

12.2 yrs

Ever been treated for a mental illness?

   

 No

64 (68.1%)

67 (72.0%)

131 (70.1%)

 Yes

30 (31.9%)

26 (28.0%)

56 (29.9%)

Ever been treated for BPD?

   

 No

90 (95.7%)

92 (98.9%)

182 (97.3)%

 Yes

4 (4.3%)

1 (1.1%)

5 (2.7%)

Ever treated a person with a mental illness?

   

 No

13 (14.0%)

20 (21.5%)

33 (17.7%)

 Yes

80 (86.0%)

73 (78.5%)

153 (82.3%)

Specialize in working with patients with BPD?

   

 No

80 (85.1%)

79 (85.9%)

159 (85.5%)

 Yes

14 (14.9%)

13 (14.1%)

27 (14.5%)