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Ostomy  1   stigma negatively impacts the health of people with an ostomy and contributes to a lower quality of life and health outcomes.Objective   To assess whether participants experience perceived stigmatizing sentiments (SS) from medical clinicians at the time of their ostomy procedure.Methods   Using a nonprobability sample of 312 persons with an ostomy, we conducted a retrospective descriptive study. We measured SS as patients’ self-reports of verbal and non-verbal communication from clinicians that were perceived to be negative and may contribute to ostomy stigma. We used thematic analyses to analyze open-ended written comments.Results   Findings indicate that ostomy patients experience stigmatizing sentiments from their medical clinician before and after surgery. Sixteen percent of patients reported a SS, such as clinicians stating feelings of disgust, showing visible signs of disgust, or treating patients negatively regarding the ostomy.Conclusion   The perceived treatment that this patient cohort experienced in healthcare likely contributes to ostomy stigmatization and may impact ostomy patients’ psychosocial adjustment. Future research should examine the specific consequences of perceived stigmatizing sentiments from medical clinicians.

Marginalization in the Medical Encounter: Ostomy Patients Experience of Perceived Stigmatizing Sentiments from Medical Clinicians