Authors

1Pablo Serna Berná, 2Ana Santos Ruiz

Position

¹Enfermero. Máster en Investigación en Ciencias de la Enfermería.²Doctora en Psicología de la Salud. Profesora de Psicología de la Salud en la Universidad de Alicante.

Contact email: pbl_serna@hotmail.com / pssb1@alu.ua.es

Abstract

Measuring tools to assess stigmatization perception by people with intellectual disability
Pupose: A number of different tools are currently available to assess stigmatization in people with intellectual disability (ID), and there is a need to select the most useful one of them as a measure. We aimed to carry out a literature review on scales that can be suitable for the assessment of stigmatization in people with ID.
Methods: A literature search was performed for measuring tools aimed at assessing stigmatization as perceived by individuals with ID. The following databases were searched: Medline, PsychInfo y CINAHL.
Results: Relevant data on the subject were found in databases in 470 articles; and 42 full-text papers were selected and retrieved. Fourteen measuring tools for perceived stigmatization were identified in such papers.
Discussion: A review of available scales and the assessment of their psychometric attributes is a useful tool to help researchers selecting a suitable measure for perceived stigmatization in individuals with ID.

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Título:

Instrumentos de medida de la percepción del estigma en personas con discapacidad intelectual