Psoriasis :coping with social stigma

A qualitative study of individuals living with psoriasis has been conducted in Tuaran District, Sabah.It aimedin exploring the experience of being stigmatized, describing the coping strategies used and it effectiveness in dealing with social stigma. With in-depth interview to nine participant...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Magdoline, Luhok.
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: UNIMAS 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7067/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7067/7/magdoline_luhokfull.pdf
_version_ 1848836049316347904
author Magdoline, Luhok.
author_facet Magdoline, Luhok.
author_sort Magdoline, Luhok.
building UNIMAS Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description A qualitative study of individuals living with psoriasis has been conducted in Tuaran District, Sabah.It aimedin exploring the experience of being stigmatized, describing the coping strategies used and it effectiveness in dealing with social stigma. With in-depth interview to nine participants in this qualitative research, it is found that stigmatization was triggered by the visibility of the disease –marked by visibility; to cope with this stigmatization, they tended to hide and conceal it -the act of concealment; they tried to avoid the public and preferred being alone; developed feeling of anger and self-blaming; telling self “I don’t care”; and find source of support. With the coping strategies, these give them the feelings of belonging; making adjustment and changes in self. Through this study, it suggests nurses to imply holistic and spiritual nursing in caring for individuals with psoriasis. Whilst for the society, this study creates awareness and understanding in the social stigma that have experienced by individuals with psoriasis, thus bringing them back to the society.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T06:17:35Z
format Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
id unimas-7067
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T06:17:35Z
publishDate 2010
publisher UNIMAS
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling unimas-70672023-08-29T08:22:21Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7067/ Psoriasis :coping with social stigma Magdoline, Luhok. R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine A qualitative study of individuals living with psoriasis has been conducted in Tuaran District, Sabah.It aimedin exploring the experience of being stigmatized, describing the coping strategies used and it effectiveness in dealing with social stigma. With in-depth interview to nine participants in this qualitative research, it is found that stigmatization was triggered by the visibility of the disease –marked by visibility; to cope with this stigmatization, they tended to hide and conceal it -the act of concealment; they tried to avoid the public and preferred being alone; developed feeling of anger and self-blaming; telling self “I don’t care”; and find source of support. With the coping strategies, these give them the feelings of belonging; making adjustment and changes in self. Through this study, it suggests nurses to imply holistic and spiritual nursing in caring for individuals with psoriasis. Whilst for the society, this study creates awareness and understanding in the social stigma that have experienced by individuals with psoriasis, thus bringing them back to the society. UNIMAS 2010 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7067/7/magdoline_luhokfull.pdf Magdoline, Luhok. (2010) Psoriasis :coping with social stigma. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
RZ Other systems of medicine
Magdoline, Luhok.
Psoriasis :coping with social stigma
title Psoriasis :coping with social stigma
title_full Psoriasis :coping with social stigma
title_fullStr Psoriasis :coping with social stigma
title_full_unstemmed Psoriasis :coping with social stigma
title_short Psoriasis :coping with social stigma
title_sort psoriasis :coping with social stigma
topic R Medicine (General)
RZ Other systems of medicine
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7067/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7067/7/magdoline_luhokfull.pdf