Respected but stigmatized: Healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients

I Spruijt, A Cronin, F Udeorji, M Nazir, S Shehu, S Poix… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) caring for Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
patients are at increased risk of being stigmatized, which compromises their individual …

Social stigma during COVID-19 and its impact on HCWs outcomes

T Ramaci, M Barattucci, C Ledda, V Rapisarda - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 emergency has significantly transformed the working environment and job
demands. Providing care was emotionally difficult for healthcare workers. Uncertainty …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and its impact on healthcare workers: understanding stigma, stress, and quality of life

A Alhouri, MA Shokor, K Marwa, A Sharabi… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted
public health systems worldwide and created anxiety and stress among communities …

Stigma towards health care providers taking care of COVID-19 patients: A multi-country study

AJ Nashwan, GFD Valdez, ALF Sadeq, H Al-Najjar… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Abstract Background Health care providers (HCPs) have always been a common target of
stigmatization during widespread infections and COVID-19 is not an exception. Aim This …

COVID-19-related stigmatization among a sample of Egyptian healthcare workers

A Mostafa, W Sabry, NS Mostafa - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To explore coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related stigma and its
associated factors among Egyptian physicians. Methods A cross-sectional study using an …

Development and validation of the COVID-19-related stigma scale for healthcare workers (CSS-HCWs)

M Tsukuda, Y Ito, K Nojima, T Kayano… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stigma among healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic is an issue that requires immediate attention, as it may otherwise lead to the …

Perceived stigma among Tunisian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Turki, R Ouali, S Ellouze, HB Ayed, R Charfi, H Feki… - L'encephale, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Stigma was a major issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. It
posed a serious threat to the lives of healthcare workers (HCWs) who were expected to …

The development and validation of a novel COVID19 stigma scale among healthcare workers (COVISS-HCWs)

HN Al Houri, A Alhouri, RT Akasheh… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background and aim Fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its complications
may result in stigmatization of individuals who may carry the virus. This is of special concern …

From stress to stigma–mental health considerations of health care workers involved in COVID19 management

A Sachdeva, H Nandini, V Kumar, RK Chawla… - indian journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) involved in administration and patient
management during COVID-19 pandemic are at high risk of developing psychological …

Worry from contracting COVID-19 infection and its stigma among Egyptian health care providers

DM Osman, FR Khalaf, GK Ahmed… - Journal of the Egyptian …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Backgrounds Healthcare providers (HCPs) in COVID-19 epidemic face stressful
workload of disease management, shortage of protective equipment and high risk of …