The design and psychometric evaluation of a COVID-19 social stigma questionnaire in nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The patient's fear of social reactions, the disease stigma, and being a transmission agent is a psychological and social consequence of contracting some diseases, especially infectious ones, in any society. The present study aimed to design and psychometrically evaluate a COVID-19 social stigma questionnaire in nurses.

Methods

This mixed-method study was conducted using a sequential exploratory approach according to the Creswell method in Mazandaran Province (Iran) during 2021-22. The study was performed in three phases: (1) a qualitative phase to explain the key concept, (2) designing the scale items, and (3) an experimental phase with the scale psychometric evaluation. In the first phase, nurses' experiences regarding the concept of COVID-19 social stigma were e

SUBMITTER: Rahmani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699069 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature