Comparison of the perceived stigmatization measures between the general population and burn survivors in Brazil

Autor(es)

Freitas, Noelle de Oliveira ^[1] ; Pitta, Natassia Condilo ^[2] ; Spadoti Dantas, Rosana Aparecida ^[3] ; Farina, Jayme Adriano ^{[4, 5]} ; Rossi, Lidia Aparecida ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Guarulhos, Postgrad Program Nursing, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Postgrad Program Fundamental Nursing, Ribeirao Preto Coll Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Gen & Specialized Nursing, Ribeirao Preto Coll Nursing, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Div Plast Surg, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[5] Hosp Clin, Burn Unit, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: BURNS; v. 46, n. 2, p. 416-422, MAR 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Objectives: To compare perceived stigmatization, symptoms of depression and self-esteem of adults from Brazilian general population with Brazilian burns survivors and to verify the possible correlations between these populations. Method: The general population and burn survivors administered the adapted Brazilian versions of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (BR-PSQ-R), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The Student's t-test for independent samples was employed to identify significant differences between the means of the results from the BR-PSQ-R, BDI and RSES instruments, and the Pearson correlation was used to detect correlations between constructs. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: Participants of this study included: 102 individuals from the general population and 240 burn survivors. The difference between the BR-PSQ-R mean scores of the two groups was not statistically significant (p = 0.077). The mean scores for the BDI (p = 0.001) and RSES (p = 0.001) where found to be lower in the general population, when compared to burn survivors. Moderate correlations were identified between the perceived stigmatization and depression (r = 0.43; p < 0.001) and perceived stigmatization and self-esteem (r = -0.35; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Participants from the general population and burn survivors exhibit similar levels of perception of stigmatization; the general population presented fewer symptoms of depression and a higher self-esteem when compared to burn survivors. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/10006-8 - O processo de reabilitação e suas interfaces com a qualidade de vida e cultura dos indivíduos fase II
• Beneficiário: Lidia Aparecida Rossi
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático