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Examining psychometric properties of the Sinhala version of the ‘Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers’ to measure stigma towards mental illness using confirmatory factor analysis

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Published Online: 2025-11-25

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Samaranayake, Achini

Baminiwatta, Anuradha

Ranasinghe, Kapila

Suraweera, Chathurie
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Article History

Received: 10 June 2025

Accepted: 14 October 2025

First Online: 25 November 2025

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All participants who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were invited to participate in the study. Participants were provided detailed written information regarding the study, its objectives, study design and methods in English and Sinhalese. Written informed consent was obtained from patients who are willing to participate.

: Participants were informed that they could revoke consent at any time with no consequences. The information section (with Sinhala, English and Tamil versions) also contained contact details of the principal investigator.

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