Stigma in the Context of COVID-19 Crisis: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis.
Prof Case Manag
; 28(1): 20-32, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2191158
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Stigmatizing anyone during a pandemic poses a threat to everyone and can be an obstacle to disease treatment. The stigma around COVID-19 stems from the fact that it is a life-threatening disease and a lot is unknown about it.AIM:
This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing and clarifying the concept of stigma in the context of COVID-19; determining its psychological and socio-psychological outcomes; enhancing understanding and recognition of features, antecedents, and consequences of the concept; and proposing an adequate definition for use in clinical practice or research.METHODS:
Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis was used. RESULTS/CONCLUSION:
Stigma in the context of COVID-19 has antecedents, which include informational and psychological issues, media performance, and some governments' policies and actions to control COVID-19 pandemic. The attributes of COVID-19 stigma are subjective and variable, perceived, and/or experienced with interrelated intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural or institutional dimensions that can be summarized as social stigma and self-stigma. The consequences of COVID-19 stigma are social isolation and psychological burden, physical and mental violence and harassment, hiding disease, and reduced care-seeking behavior. These results will extend the body of knowledge on theory and practice and also assists future researchers in many folds. IMPLICATIONS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE These findings will be a major tool for the case manager/health care team, policy makers, and other human resource planning professionals to develop plans for preventing, combating, and stopping the COVID-19-related stigma.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Stigma
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Prof Case Manag
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
NCM.0000000000000573
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