Stigma

WASHINGTON — Among 30 women with advanced COPD, many reported barriers to care and none received palliative care, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Stigmatization of patients with obesity can affect access to quality health care as well as their comfort and trust in practitioners, while also perpetuating misdiagnosis and “negligent medicine,” researchers and nutritionists report.

For informal caregivers of those hospitalized for mental illness, affiliated stigma was a full mediator between their role as caregiver and their involvement with patients, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.

Throughout the year, Healio has conducted exclusive interviews to learn more about new research on clinical conditions as well as other health care updates and how they will impact primary care practices.

For individuals diagnosed with recurrent depressive disorder, a higher level of stigma related to their condition was linked to lower COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry.

An Alzheimer's disease-centered storyline in the primetime television drama series “This Is Us” reduced stigma around dementia and prompted family discussions, researchers reported in the Journal of Health Communications.

BALTIMORE — In this video exclusive, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Fatima C. Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS, about how weight stigma affects access to obesity and diabetes care.

The American Psychiatric Association Foundation has joined the Mental Health Coalition to further efforts in reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness, according to an organizational release.

Male residents in fear of stigma do not take long paternity leave, even though they would like more time off, according to perspectives from surgical program directors published in JAMA Surgery.

Two separate efforts, both involving training and education interventions for health care workers, show promise in reducing stigma and improving care for patients with mental health conditions, data show.