An Exploratory Investigation of Social Stigma and Concealment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Jonathan E. Cook; Adriana L. Germano; Gertraud Stadler

doi:10.7224/1537-2073.2015-021

An Exploratory Investigation of Social Stigma and Concealment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Jonathan E. Cook^*, Adriana L. Germano, Gertraud Stadler

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Objective: We conducted a preliminary investigation into dimensions of stigma and their relation to disease concealment in a sample of American adults living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: Fifty-three adults with MS in the United States completed an online survey assessing anticipated, internalized, and isolation stigma, as well as concealment. Results: Responses to all the scales were relatively low, on average, but above scale minimums (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-84
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of MS Care
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2015-021
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2016

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