Trial reportHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2021
Effectiveness of a structured short intervention against stigmatisation in chronic visible skin diseases: Results of a controlled trial in future educators.
Trial report in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Efficacy of an intervention to reduce stigma towards people with skin diseases among health and body care professionals - a randomized controlled trial.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026Trial
- The Potential of Instagram to Reduce Stigmatization of People with Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of a structured short intervention against stigmatisation in chronic visible skin diseases: Results of a controlled trial in future educators.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Stigmatization on Working Nurses' Willingness to Care for Patients with Psoriasis and Its Mediating Factors.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2025Article
- Public behaviours toward patients with dermatological diseases: a comprehensive review of public perception determinants.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025Review
- Implementation of a team-teaching seminar on the stigmatization and psychosocial burdens of people with visible skin diseases in the standard curriculum of medical studies.GMS journal for medical education · 2025Article
- Quality of Life in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Agreement between Parents and Patients, and the Role of Disease Severity and Visibility.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Psoriasis and its impact on close relatives and partners of patients - A cross-sectional questionnaire study.Skin health and disease · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Causes of Stigmatization Among Patients With Chronic Skin Diseases in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- [Stigmatization and social anxiety in patients with skin diseases].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Self-Perceived Social Support of Patients with Chronic Skin Diseases in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundChronic visible skin diseases are highly prevalent, and patients affected frequently report feeling stigmatised. Interventions to reduce stigmatisation are rare.
objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured short intervention in reducing stigmatising attitudes towards psoriasis in future educators.
methodsThe intervention consisted of four components: (1) self-reflection, (2) education on skin diseases, (3) contact between participants and a person with psoriasis and (4) practising of knowledge via case studies. A quasi-experimental, pre-post study design was chosen with a nonrandomized contemporaneous control group that attended regular lessons. The main outcomes were participants' desire for social distance, stereotype endorsement, illness-related misconceptions and intended behaviour. Intervention effects were analysed using mixed repeated-measures analysis of variance, with Bonferroni post-hoc tests for pairwise comparisons.
resultsThe sample consisted of 221 students attending vocational training as educators (n = 118 intervention group, n = 103 control group). While no effect of the intervention was found in social distance, small to large effect sizes were observed for intended behaviour (r = .14), illness-related misconceptions (r = .28) and stereotype endorsement (r = .42). The intervention group reported significantly higher satisfaction with the seminar compared to the control group.
conclusionsOverall, the short intervention was effective at reducing stigmatising attitudes in future educators. In perspective, revised versions could help in reducing stigmatisation in various demographics and promote patient empowerment by acknowledging and including them as experts on their own behalf. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Patient advocate groups were consulted and involved in the superordinate destigmatization research programme and intervention.
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