Open AccessPatient-perceived family stigma of type 2 diabetes and its consequences.
Author(s) -
Kryseana J. Harper,
Chandra Y. Osborn,
Lindsay S. Mayberry
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
families systems and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1939-0602
pISSN - 1091-7527
DOI - 10.1037/fsh0000316
Subject(s) - feeling , checklist , shame , stigma (botany) , psycinfo , psychology , clinical psychology , type 2 diabetes , medicine , diabetes mellitus , psychiatry , medline , social psychology , political science , law , cognitive psychology , endocrinology
Adults with type two diabetes (T2D) report being monitored and judged by family members, contributing to feelings of guilt/shame, and attempts to conceal one's diabetes status or self-care efforts. However, studies have not yet quantitatively examined T2D stigma from family members. Our objective was to assess the frequency of T2D family stigma and its association with helpful and harmful diabetes-specific family behaviors and psychological and behavioral consequences of stigma.