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Stigma or social support? Experiences of patients with chronic viral hepatitis in their social environment in Germany
JM Kittner, F Brokamp, H Wedemeyer, PR Galle, M Schuchmann · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2009 · Heft 01
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Introduction This study was designed to assess negative or positive social interactions in context with diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B or C as reported by the patients themselves. Methods A questionnaire was developed to assess size and constitution of the individual social environment and the number of persons the patient had informed about the disease. In a second step, subjects were asked to rate immediate reaction and long term support as experienced from the persons informed on a 1–4 point Likert scale (1=negative, 4=positive). We included only patients with a diagnosis 1 to 6 years ago without current in…
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social support
stigma
viral hepatitis
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Hepatitis
Germany
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