Perceived Stigmatization among Dermatological Outpatients Compared with Controls: An Observational Multicentre Study in 17 European Countries
| Autor: | Sylvia van Beugen, Christina Schut, Jörg Kupfer, Antony P. Bewley, Andrew Y. Finlay, Uwe Gieler, Andrew R. Thompson, Tamara Grazia-Cazaña, Flora Balieva, Bárbara R. Ferreira, Gregor B. Jemec, Lars Lien, Laurent Misery, Servando E. Marron, Sonja Ständer, Claudia Zeidler, Csanád Szabó, Jacek C. Szepietowski, Adam Reich, Amna Elyas, Ilknur K. Altunay, Franz J. Legat, Vesna Grivcheva-Panovska, Dmitry V. Romanov, Andrey N. Lvov, Géraldine Titeca, Francesca Sampogna, Nienke C. Vulink, Lucia Tomás-Aragones, Andrea W.M. Evers, Florence J. Dalgard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 103 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0001-5555 1651-2057 |
| DOI: | 10.2340/actadv.v103.6485 |
| Popis: | Perceived stigmatization places a large psychosocial burden on patients with some skin conditions. Little is known about the experience of stigmatization across a wide range of skin diseases. This observational cross-sectional study aimed to quantify perceived stigmatization and identify its predictors among patients with a broad spectrum of skin diseases across 17 European countries. Self-report questionnaires assessing perceived stigmatization and its potential predictors were completed by 5,487 dermatology outpatients and 2,808 skin-healthy controls. Dermatological diagnosis, severity, and comorbidity were clinician-assessed. Patients experienced higher levels of perceived stigmatization than controls (p |
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