Experienced stigma and applied coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Health-related stigma is considered a social determinant of health equity and a hidden burden of disease. This study aimed to assess the level and dimensions of stigma and respective coping mechanisms in COVID-19 survivors.

Methods

A mixed-methods study with sequential explanatory design was conducted at the University Hospital of Ulm, Germany. Stigma was assessed using the Social Impact Scale (SIS) including adult COVID-19 survivors with mild-to-severe disease. Subsequently, 14 participants were sampled with regard to gender, age and severity of disease for in-depth interviews to understand how stigma was experienced and coping strategies were applied. The questionnaire was analysed using descriptive statistics, t-test and analysis of variance. Content analysis wa

SUBMITTER: Peters L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature