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“As if we are branded with the mark of Cain”: stigma, guilt, and shame experienced by COVID-19 survivors in Israel - a qualitative study

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Dopelt, Keren, Davidovitch, Nadav, Davidov, Nikol, Plot, Ira, Boas, Hagai, Barach, Paul·2024·Current Psychology
DOI 10.1007/s12144-023-04241-9PMC PMC9838295
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Stigma is associated with harmful health outcomes, and it fuels social and health inequalities. It can undermine social cohesion and encourage social exclusion of groups, which may contribute to secrecy about disease symptoms, avoidance of disease testing and vaccination, and further spread of a contagious illness. Stigmatization is a social process set to exclude those who are perceived to be a potential source of disease and may pose a threat to effective interpersonal and social relationships. In this qualitative study, we delved into the stigmatization experiences of twenty COVID-19 recovered patients during the COVID-19 first wave, using in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted during November 2020. Using thematic analysis, we found that the process of stigmatization was all-encompassing, from the stage of diagnosis throughout the duration of the disease and the recovery phases. On the basis of the data, we hypothesized that stigma is a significant public health concern, and effective and comprehensive interventions are needed to counteract the damaging and insidious effects during infectious disease pandemics such as COVID-19, and reduce infectious disease-related stigma. Interventions should address provision of emotional support frameworks for the victims of stigmatization and discrimination that accompany the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics. This study was conducted in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when uncertainty about the disease was high and fear of contamination fueled high levels of stigmatization against those who became ill with Covid-19.

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Authors
Dopelt, K., Davidovitch, N., Davidov, N., Plot, I., Boas, H., & Barach, P.
Affiliations
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
  • Ashkelon Academic College (IL)
  • Thomas Jefferson University (US)
Corresponding author
Dopelt, Keren
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Venue
Current Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2023-01-11
Volume
43
Issue
13
Pages
12106-12119
ISSN
  • 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
  • 1936-4733
DOI
10.1007/s12144-023-04241-9
PMC
PMC9838295
OpenAlex
W4315645963
Cited by
6
References
2
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1
FWCI
1.75
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Current Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (#87867011)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, stigma, guilt, shame, recovered patients, social exclusion, emotional support, fear of contamination, discrimination, Israel

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