Depression and stigma experience among patients with tuberculosis in urban and rural settings

Anjuga, Elavarasi. E; Smitha, M C; Manasa, K; Kruthika, B N

doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2023.03.008

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“…Likewise, other research has indicated that tuberculosis is felt to be very discriminatory by society, especially the stigma as a very contagious disease [ 52 ], and for that reason, people distance themselves from socializing with people infected with Tuberculosis [ 53 ], and this can be a very painful experience for people living with tuberculosis [ 54 ]. In line with previous research reports [ 20 ], overall, this research also emphasizes the experiences felt by people living with tuberculosis, and how societal stigma creates a psychological burden, thereby preventing them from being actively involved in social interactions.…”

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“…However, several studies on this response have discussed the benefits obtained from using some of the coping resources they have to make them feel protected from mental stress, and these are used as a buffer from the psychological burden they feel [ 109 ]. Several research findings have also agreed that physical and psychological pressure on people living with tuberculosis can undermine their hopes [ 54 ], and this requires effective coping strategies to ensure their well-being [ 110 ].…”

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Coping efforts made: Psychological burden of people living with tuberculosis due to social stigma in society. A qualitative phenomenology study

Nasir,

Hassan,

Ma’ruf

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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The psychological burden is greatly felt by people living with tuberculosis because the characteristics of the disease are very visible and very contagious, and the obligation to take the right dose of medication with long treatment. This is what makes tuberculosis a very stigmatic disease. The aim of this research is to explore the psychological burden felt by people living with tuberculosis due to social stigma by society and how coping efforts are made. This research uses a qualitative phenomenological design through in-depth face-to-face interviews which take place in a semi-structured manner with the hope of obtaining complete data. The purposive sampling method was used in this research with Participatory Interpretative Phenomenology analysis involving 25 participants consisting of 16 men and 9 women. This research produced several themes, including 1) "The Perception of stigma limiting space and time", 2) "The Opportunities for interpersonal interaction become narrow", 3) "The mental stress as a challenging emotion", and 4) " Expanding coping efforts”. The psychological burden is felt by people living with tuberculosis because society’s treatment is felt to be very discriminatory due to the social stigma that has developed in society so they lose the opportunity to interact with society. For that reason, they tried to explore some of the personal and environmental resources used to modify adaptive coping in resolving perceived psychological burdens. Given the possibility of ongoing stigma and discrimination during tuberculosis treatment programs, it is important to consider the psychological burden in this context, both on the general population and on groups affected by stigma.

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