A Discussion Paper on Stigmatizing Features of Diabetes

Source Publication

Nursing Open

Authors

Samereh Abdoli, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Mehri Doosti Irani, Shahr‐e‐Kourd University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Lynda R. Hardy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Martha Funnell, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-24-2018

DOI

10.1002/nop2.112

Abstract

Aim

This manuscript aims to describe stigmatizing features of diabetes.

Design

This article presents a narrative review of literature pertaining to stigma surrounding diabetes in different contexts.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in CINAHL, PubMed and Web of Science for qualitative studies published between 2007–2017. The search was completed using various combinations of diabetes, T1DM, T2DM, stigma, social/public stigma, internalized/self‐stigma, stigmatization and diabetes‐related stigma in English. The reviewers then independently reviewed the eligible studies (N = 18) to extract data.

Results

From the 18 studies included in this narrative review, seven features related to stigma in diabetes were identified. People with diabetes were most notably considered and stigmatized as being “sick,” “death reminder,” “rejected marriage candidate,” “self‐inflicting,” “contagiousness,” “requiring a dietary modification” and “drunk or drug abuser.”

Comments

This article was published openly thanks to the University of Tennessee Open Publishing Support Fund.

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Recommended Citation

Samereh Abdoli, Mehri Doosti Irani, Lynda R. Hardy, and Martha Funnell. “A Discussion Paper on Stigmatizing Features of Diabetes.” Nursing Open 5, no. 2 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.112.

Submission Type

Publisher's Version