2021
Assessing knowledge, attitude, practice and training related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey of frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Okoro UG, Anyaehie UE, Njoku PO, Adimekwe AI, Ibediro K, Stefanovics GA, Haeny A, Jackson A, Unamba NN, Isiguzo G, Chukwu CC, Anyaehie UB, Mbam TT, Osy-Eneze C, Ibezim EO. Assessing knowledge, attitude, practice and training related to COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey of frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e050138. PMID: 34580097, PMCID: PMC8478584, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontline healthcare workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19 KAPCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19Non-physician healthcare workersTertiary care settingGroup differencesDirect clinical contactLaboratory professionalsExploratory factor analysisSignificant group differencesCare settingsHealth workersClinical contactIndependent factorsHealth educationHealthcare settingsMedical laboratory scientistsClinical laboratory professionalsTraining needsNursesFactor 1Pharmaceutical workersFactor 4
2018
Attitudes of U.S. Psychiatry Residents and Fellows towards Mental Illness and its Causes: a Comparison Study with Medical Students
Chiles C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Attitudes of U.S. Psychiatry Residents and Fellows towards Mental Illness and its Causes: a Comparison Study with Medical Students. Psychiatric Quarterly 2018, 89: 581-588. PMID: 29332234, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-018-9562-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessSupernatural causesFemale genderStudy response ratePsychiatry residentsMedical student surveyBiopsychosocial causesTreatment efficacyResponse rateHealthcare providersIllnessMedical studentsFemale residentsPost-graduate trainingMedical students' attitudesCauseElectronic questionnaireExploratory factor analysisPersonal experienceResidentsFactor analysisSame survey methodsGenderMale counterpartsMedical schools
2016
Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations
Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA, He H, Ofori-Atta A, Cavalcanti M, Chiles C. Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2016, 204: 909-915. PMID: 27805986, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttitudes of Students at a US Medical School Toward Mental Illness and Its Causes
Chiles C, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Attitudes of Students at a US Medical School Toward Mental Illness and Its Causes. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 320-325. PMID: 26951266, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0508-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessTreatment efficacySupernatural causesMethodsAn electronic questionnaireEfficacy of treatmentHealth care providersStudy response rateBiopsychosocial causesMedical conditionsCare providersIndependent sample t-testResponse rateExploratory factor analysisIllnessAnxiety disordersLevel of trainingEfficacyT-testMedical students' attitudesCauseElectronic questionnaireStudents' attitudesWorldwide problemUS medical schoolsPersonal experienceAttitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship
da Rocha Neto HG, Rosenheck RA, Stefanovics EA, Cavalcanti MT. Attitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 315-319. PMID: 26883528, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0510-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessPsychiatric clerkshipSignificant differencesMedical studentsBrazilian medical studentsPsychiatric patientsStigmatized attitudeIllnessCeiling effectsSupernatural causesPatientsCauseObjectiveThe authorsHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisMajor medical schoolsAnalysis of varianceFactorsMedical schoolsConclusionParticipationClerkshipBeliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E. Beliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria. Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 2016 DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesHealth workersMental illnessHealth servicesLay health workersResource-limited settingsPsychiatric trainingMedical traineesTeaching hospitalSelf-report questionnairesPsychiatric careMental disordersIllnessHospitalHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisTraining programPsychiatry training programsFactor analysisVarimax rotationMedical schoolsGroupWorkersTraumaCare
2014
An Assessment of Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness Among Medical Students and Physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria
Ighodaro A, Stefanovics E, Makanjuola V, Rosenheck R. An Assessment of Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness Among Medical Students and Physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria. Academic Psychiatry 2014, 39: 280-285. PMID: 24903130, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0169-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessAnalysis of covarianceEffectiveness of medicationsEffectiveness of treatmentSpecific mental illnessesGraduate physiciansMedical studentsMedical illnessMedication effectivenessPsychiatry rotationSelf-report questionnairesIllnessMore progressive attitudesMedical personnelPhysiciansFactors medical studentsObjectiveThe authorsAssessment of attitudesClinical trainingMedical traineesHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisPsychiatryGroupSimilar patternSymptom structure and severity: A comparison of responses to the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) between patients with PTSD or schizophrenia
Stefanovics EA, Krystal JH, Rosenheck RA. Symptom structure and severity: A comparison of responses to the positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) between patients with PTSD or schizophrenia. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 55: 887-895. PMID: 24602497, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntipsychotic AgentsChronic DiseaseCombat DisordersDiagnosis, DifferentialDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsRisperidoneSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransYoung AdultConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderNegative Syndrome ScaleSyndrome ScalePTSD samplePlacebo-controlled trialPsychosis-related factorsClinical trial patientsClinical Antipsychotic TrialsT-testSchizophrenia sampleExploratory factor analysisSymptoms of schizophreniaMilitary-related post-traumatic stress disorderSymptom structureAdjunctive risperidoneTrial patientsTraumatic Stress DisorderAntipsychotic TrialsSecondary data analysisSevere symptomsIndependent factorsDepressive factorsPatientsSymptom ratingsStress disorder