Cargando…

Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors

Social stigma is the spoilation of the social image of an individual, which leads to the social disapproval of the individual by the community. Patients of many diseases like HIV, deafness, and reproductive disorders often face social disproval. Head & neck cancer survivors perceived stigma due...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goyal, Atul Kumar, Bakshi, Jaimanti, Panda, Naresh K., Kapoor, Rakesh, Vir, Dharam, Kumar, Krishan, Aneja, Pankaj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8061151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33907679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02545-5
_version_ 1783681508323622912
author Goyal, Atul Kumar
Bakshi, Jaimanti
Panda, Naresh K.
Kapoor, Rakesh
Vir, Dharam
Kumar, Krishan
Aneja, Pankaj
author_facet Goyal, Atul Kumar
Bakshi, Jaimanti
Panda, Naresh K.
Kapoor, Rakesh
Vir, Dharam
Kumar, Krishan
Aneja, Pankaj
author_sort Goyal, Atul Kumar
collection PubMed
description Social stigma is the spoilation of the social image of an individual, which leads to the social disapproval of the individual by the community. Patients of many diseases like HIV, deafness, and reproductive disorders often face social disproval. Head & neck cancer survivors perceived stigma due to the mutilation that occurred after surgical treatment procedures. The novel coronavirus is a recently emerged zoonotic viral agent that affects the respiratory system of humans. Following its outbreak from the Wuhan city of China, the COVID-19 spreaded fiercely around the globe, forming a pandemic. Since COVID-19 is a contagious disease with no available treatment, social distancing is considered as the best strategy to prevent the geometric spread of infection. With the social distancing model, the head & neck cancer survivors along with the various other stakeholders perceived stigma being a high-risk group for COVID-19 infection. As the pool of caregivers is diminished due to pandemic, head & neck cancer survivors face increased social isolation and perceived stigma in asking for help from relatives. At the time of the pandemic, social support is critical to fighting against the disease. Social distancing should be maintained along with communication with the patients through calls, text, and online social platforms. It is not wise to stigmatize disease as, in that case, patients who are infected with the disease will try to hide it and avoid seeking medical care. With the promotion of social distancing, it is crucial to convey awareness regarding not to stigmatize the disease.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8061151
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher Springer India
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-80611512021-04-23 Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors Goyal, Atul Kumar Bakshi, Jaimanti Panda, Naresh K. Kapoor, Rakesh Vir, Dharam Kumar, Krishan Aneja, Pankaj Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Brief Communication Social stigma is the spoilation of the social image of an individual, which leads to the social disapproval of the individual by the community. Patients of many diseases like HIV, deafness, and reproductive disorders often face social disproval. Head & neck cancer survivors perceived stigma due to the mutilation that occurred after surgical treatment procedures. The novel coronavirus is a recently emerged zoonotic viral agent that affects the respiratory system of humans. Following its outbreak from the Wuhan city of China, the COVID-19 spreaded fiercely around the globe, forming a pandemic. Since COVID-19 is a contagious disease with no available treatment, social distancing is considered as the best strategy to prevent the geometric spread of infection. With the social distancing model, the head & neck cancer survivors along with the various other stakeholders perceived stigma being a high-risk group for COVID-19 infection. As the pool of caregivers is diminished due to pandemic, head & neck cancer survivors face increased social isolation and perceived stigma in asking for help from relatives. At the time of the pandemic, social support is critical to fighting against the disease. Social distancing should be maintained along with communication with the patients through calls, text, and online social platforms. It is not wise to stigmatize disease as, in that case, patients who are infected with the disease will try to hide it and avoid seeking medical care. With the promotion of social distancing, it is crucial to convey awareness regarding not to stigmatize the disease. Springer India 2021-04-22 2022-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8061151/ /pubmed/33907679 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02545-5 Text en © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021
spellingShingle Brief Communication
Goyal, Atul Kumar
Bakshi, Jaimanti
Panda, Naresh K.
Kapoor, Rakesh
Vir, Dharam
Kumar, Krishan
Aneja, Pankaj
Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors
title Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors
title_full Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors
title_fullStr Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors
title_full_unstemmed Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors
title_short Stigmatic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Head & Neck Cancers Survivors
title_sort stigmatic impact of covid-19 pandemic on head & neck cancers survivors
topic Brief Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8061151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33907679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02545-5
work_keys_str_mv AT goyalatulkumar stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors
AT bakshijaimanti stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors
AT pandanareshk stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors
AT kapoorrakesh stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors
AT virdharam stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors
AT kumarkrishan stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors
AT anejapankaj stigmaticimpactofcovid19pandemiconheadneckcancerssurvivors