McKenzie Wood, Carol A Archbold
Bad Touches, Getting Away, and Never Keeping Secrets: Assessing Student Knowledge Retention of the "Red Flag Green Flag People" Program
Journal of interpersonal violence
study aimed explore characteristics stigma postoperative oral cancer patients provide reference formulation targeted intervention measures qualitative study conducted 25 postoperative oral cancer patients tertiary hospital hunan china march july 2021 semistructured facetoface interviews focused experiences stigma performed interview data analyzed using nvivo v12 software based reflexive intuitive thematic analysis method paper complies coreq stigma experience postoperative oral cancer patients divided 3 themes 1 triggers impaired appearance oral function psychosocial pressure 2 forms overall isolation unpleasant feeling inferiority unpleasant social discrimination 3 coping strategies positive psychological adjustment seeking social support coming unpleasant shadows postoperative oral cancer patients clearly articulated stigma present lives experienced multiple forms stigma work needed increase education awareness oral cancer guide take positive coping reduce stigma