Browsing by Author "Mascayano, Franco"

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    30 years from the Caracas Declaration: the situation of psychiatric hospitals in Latin America and the Caribbean prior, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
    (2021) Mascayano, Franco; Alvarado, Rubén; Martínez-Viciana, Carmen; Irarázaval, Matías; Durand-Arias, Sol; Freytes, Marcela; Montenegro Cortés, Cristián; Susser, Ezra; Bruni, Andrea
    Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) recently celebrated 30 years from the Caracas Declaration, which, in 1990, set forth the principles to transition from hospital-based mental health care into community mental health services [1]. Since then, significant efforts have been made to reduce the number of psychiatric hospital beds, increase mental health teams within general hospitals, integrate mental health into primary care, implement outpatient mental health facilities, and encourage the participation of community members in the provision and implementation of mental health care [2]. Nonetheless, progress has been uneven across countries [2]. Many large psychiatric hospitals (PHs) still exist and consume most of the scanty national mental health budgets [3]. Moreover, PH residents in LAC were poor and socially excluded even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the living conditions of these people, especially in resource-constrained settings.
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    Adaptation and validation of a questionnaire to measure stigma toward mental illness among health professionals working in primary care in Chile
    (2019) Sapag Muñoz de la Peña, Jaime; Velasco Grandón, Paola Renée; Parra, Claudia; Anríquez, Samanta; Villarroel, Luis; Alvarado, Rubén; Poblete, Fernando; Jofré, Ana; Aracena Álvarez, Marcela; Bravo, Paulina; Mascayano, Franco; Álvarez, Cinthia; Chacón, Sergio; De Arcas, Michelle; Ulloa, Viviana; Barrios, Daniela; Díaz, Andrés; Sena, Brena
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    Cross-cultural adaptation of four instruments to measure stigma towards people with mental illness and substance use problems among primary care professionals in Chile
    (2022) Parra Videla, Claudia; Sapag Muñoz de la Peña, Jaime; Klabunde, Rachel; Velasco, Paola R.; Anríquez, Samanta; Aracena Álvarez, Marcela; Mascayano, Franco; Bravo, Paulina; Sena, Brena F.; Jofré Escalona, Ana; Bobbili, Sireesha J.; Corrigan, Patrick W.; Bustamante, Inés; Poblete, Fernando; Alvarado, Rubén
    Stigma toward people with mental illness and substance use problems is a significant global concern, and prevents people with these conditions from accessing treatment, particularly in primary health care (PHC) settings. Stigma is a cultural phenomenon that is influenced by particular contexts and can differ by country and region. The majority of stigma research focuses on Europe or North America leading to a lack of culturally relevant stigma research instruments for the Latin American context. The present study describes and discusses the methodology for cross-culturally adapting four stigma measurement scales to the Chilean context. The cross-cultural adaptation process included nine phases: (1) preparation; (2) independent translations; (3) synthesis 1 with expert committee; (4) focus groups and interviews with researchers, PHC professionals, and PHC users; (5) synthesis 2 with expert committee; (6) independent back translations; (7) synthesis 3 with expert committee; (8) pilot with PHC professionals; and (9) final revisions. The adaptation process included an array of diverse voices from the PHC context, and met three adaptation objectives defined prior to beginning the process (Understandability, Relevance, and Acceptability and Answer Options). The resulting, culturally adapted questionnaire is being validated and implemented within PHC settings across Chile to provide in-depth insight into stigma among PHC professionals in the country. The authors hope it will be useful for future research on mental illness and substance use stigma in similar settings across Latin America.
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    STIGMA TOWARD MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG PRIMARY CARE PROFESSIONALS: A NATIONAL SURVEY STUDY IN CHILE (vol 25, pg 1, 2018)
    (SPRINGER, 2019) Muñoz de la Pena, Jaime Camilo Sapag; Alvarado Vera, Rubén Evanán; Velasco Grandón, Paola Renée; Poblete A., Fernando; Villarroel del Pino, Luis A.; Jofré Escalona, Ana-Danae; Álvarez, Cinthia; Anríquez, Samanta; Barrios, Daniela; Aracena Alvarez Marcela paz emma; Ulloa, Viviana; Díaz, Andres; De Arcas, Michelle; Mascayano, Franco; Bravo Valenzuela, Paulina Fabiola; Bobbili, Sireesha; Sena, Brena