COVID-19-related stigma and perceived stress among dialysis staff

Uvais, N. A.; Aziz, Feroz; Hafeeq, Benil

doi:10.1007/s40620-020-00833-x

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“…Aptly, a study on the hemodialysis staff accounted stigma (54.6%) as the leading perceived factor affecting staff's day-to-day work compared to jobrelated stress (36.1%) which was in concordance with other studies carried out among healthcare workers (Uvais, Aziz and Hafeeq, 2020). In furtherance, a recent study carried out in India contemplating physicians in the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic reported relatively higher levels of stigma (62.1%) and stress (63.8%) (Uvais, Shihabudheen, Bishurul Hafi, 2020).…”

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Nurses Experiences and Coping Styles About Stigma During Covid-19: A Qualitative Study

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2021

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It is of great importance to take necessary measures to reduce and prevent stigma, and plan protective psychosocial interventions for the healthcare workers, especially for the nurses who are in contact with high-risk patients. This study was conducted to solicit nurses' views on social stigmatization in the process of combating COVID-19. A descriptive qualitative method was utilized on the nurses in a training and research hospital between June and September 2020. The sample of the study consisted of 15 nurses who worked in a designated pandemic hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. The research data was gathered via Socio-Demographic Information Form and Semi-Structured Interview Form. Subsequently, content analysis was registered. This study was based on COREQ (consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research) which is known to establish explicit guidelines in reporting qualitative research. The average age of the participants was 38 (min: 24-max: 54), of which 10 were women, 10 were single, 9 had children, 10 had a graduate degree. Participants had an average of 12.9 years of work experience (min: 1-max:30) of which 7.1 years was clinical work (min: 1-max:17). Three main themes were identified for the analysis of data, namely, the experiences of stigma, coping with stigma, and psychological-social results of stigma. It was determined that nurses, who were exposed to stigmatized attitudes in their clinical and social environments, mainly had recourse to employ passive coping methods during the process which later posed psychosocial adverse effects. Evaluation of the research results in theoretical, clinical, academic, and administrative settings shows necessity. Health care professionals can make use of proactive anti-stigma programs to sustain their effective work environment.

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Nurses Experiences and Coping Styles About Stigma During Covid-19: A Qualitative Study

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2021

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“…From 509 respondents, 45.4% (231) of respondents felt stigmatized. When compared with our study, a study in India showed 54.6% of respondents also had a high perceived stigma score (Uvais et al, 2020). Perceived stigma arises when a person is aware of the social stigma against their group, and then internalizes it so that it can result in a loss of self-confidence and self-efficacy (Vogel et al, 2013).…”

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Perceived Stigma, Psychological Response, And Nurse Coping In The Covid-19 Pandemic In Indonesia

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Nurses are at the forefront of being directly involved in the care of Covid-19 patients. This can put nurses in a difficult position, especially if they had lack support from the surrounding environment. The society's negative stigma towards nurses can trigger psychological problems for them. Good coping is needed to maintain the work performance of nurses. This study aims to identify the perceived stigma, psychological response, and coping of nurses involved in caring for Covid-19 patients in Indonesia. This research was a cross-sectional study based on an electronic survey, the number of respondents was 509 nurses who came from all regions in Indonesia on 11-20 April 2020. Respondents were nurses who handled Covid-19 patients directly. The data were collected using a modified questionnaire the Berger stigma scale, DASS and Brief of Cope with a total of 27 questions. The questionnaires used have been proven valid and reliable after being tested on 30 nurses treating Covid-19 patients with a Cronbach Alpha value as follows: modified Berger Stigma Scale 0.952; modified DASS 0.928; and modified Brief of Cope 0.753. Most respondents were 26-35 years old (52.1%), female (61.5%), and worked in government-owned hospitals (48.3%). 231 respondents were stigmatized (45.4%), 274 respondents were depressed (46.2%) and 209 respondents were experienced stress (41.1%). The majority of respondents chose problem focused coping (65.8%). This study shows that some respondents feel they were stigmatized by society, but they have good coping (problem focused coping) to reduce their mental burden. Negative stigma against nurses is often difficult to avoid, support from family and colleagues was something that can ease the mental burden of nurses. Support from the government was needed to educate the public so that it does not give negative stigma to nurses and other health workers.

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“…Pendant cette période de confinement, les soignants ont manifesté un niveau d’anxiété et de stress globalement plus élevé que les patients. Comme l’ont constaté certains auteurs, notamment dans le cadre de l’épidémie de la COVID-19, les soignants de dialyse, par leurs contacts rapprochés et réguliers avec les patients à risque ou contaminés, pouvaient se sentir plus à risque, stigmatisés et davantage perçus comme des potentiels « contaminateurs » [16] . Les patients, quant à eux, avaient une symptomatologie dépressive plus importante que les soignants.…”

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“…Enfin, Vyas et al constataient un impact significatif d’une épidémie sur la santé mentale des professionnels de santé [15] . Dans le cadre spécifique de l’épidémie de la COVID-19, une étude indienne a montré que 54,6 % du personnel de dialyse percevaient un sentiment de stigmatisation associé à leur travail et 36,1 % d’entre eux un stress important [16] .…”

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Répercussions psychologiques du confinement et de l’épidémie à COVID-19 chez les patients et soignants en hémodialyse en France

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Hallonet

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Néphrologie & Thérapeutique

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Introduction La crise sanitaire liée à l’épidémie de COVID-19 a nécessité des mesures de confinement en France et des changements de pratiques dans les centres de dialyse. L’objectif était d’évaluer les symptômes d’anxiété, de dépression et de stress pendant le confinement chez les patients hémodialysés et leurs soignants. Méthodes Nous avons adressé, pendant le confinement, entre avril et mai 2020, des autoquestionnaires à des sujets volontaires qui étaient traités par hémodialyse (patients) ou qui travaillaient en hémodialyse (soignants) dans l’un des 14 centres de France participants. Nous avons analysé leur perception des séances de dialyse (bénéfique ou inquiétante), leur niveau de stress (échelle visuelle analogique cotée de 0 à 10), et leur symptomatologie anxieuse et dépressive (échelle Hospital anxiety and depression scale ). Les facteurs associés au stress, à l’anxiété et à la dépression ont été analysés avec des modèles de régression linéaire multiple. Résultats Parmi les 669 patients et 325 soignants ayant répondu, 70 % trouvaient bénéfique de venir en dialyse pendant le confinement. Les proportions de sujets présentant un niveau de stress ≥ 6 lié à l’épidémie, au confinement, à la peur de contracter la COVID-19 et à la peur de contaminer un proche étaient respectivement de 23,9, 26,2, 33,4 et 42 %. De plus, 39,2 % présentaient une symptomatologie anxieuse certaine (13,7 %) ou douteuse (19,2 %), et 21,2 % présentaient une symptomatologie dépressive certaine (7,9 %) ou douteuse (13,3 %). L’âge, le sexe, les antécédents de troubles psychologiques et la perception des séances de dialyse étaient les facteurs principaux associés aux niveaux de stress, d’anxiété et de dépression. Conclusion Pendant le confinement, en France, la majorité des patients et des soignants en hémodialyse ont trouvé bénéfique de venir en séance de dialyse. Un sujet sur trois présentait une symptomatologie anxieuse et un sujet sur cinq présentait une symptomatologie dépressive.

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COVID-19-related stigma and perceived stress among dialysis staff

Cited by 42 publications

References 8 publications

Nurses Experiences and Coping Styles About Stigma During Covid-19: A Qualitative Study

Nurses Experiences and Coping Styles About Stigma During Covid-19: A Qualitative Study

Perceived Stigma, Psychological Response, And Nurse Coping In The Covid-19 Pandemic In Indonesia

Répercussions psychologiques du confinement et de l’épidémie à COVID-19 chez les patients et soignants en hémodialyse en France

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