Abstract
Objective To explore the stigma of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, to understand patients' stigma experience and its influences so as to provide a theoretical basis for medical staff to carry out targeted psychological nursing. Methods From March 2017 to July 2019, we selected 16 IBD inpatients and outpatients of Gastroenterology Department in three ClassⅢ Grade A hospitals of Zhejiang Province as subjects by purposive sampling. The face-to-face semi-structured interview was used to patients with the method of descriptive qualitative study, and the conventional content analysis was used to analyze data. Results A total of four themes on stigma experience of IBD patients were extracted, perceived stigma, enacted stigma, internalized stigma and influential factors of stigma. Conclusions Most IBD patients are with stigma after diagnosis influenced by disease, treatment, mental state, social customs and culture which has different expression forms and degrees. Medical staff should provide individualized care and carry out feasible coping strategies for patients according to their stigma experience. Key words: Colitis, ulcerative; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Stigma; Qualitative research
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