The prevalence of perceived stigma and self-blame and their associations with depression, emotional well-being and social well-being among advanced cancer patients: evidence from the APPROACH cross-sectional study in Vietnam

The prevalence of perceived stigma and self-blame and their associations with depression, emotional well-being and social well-being among advanced cancer patients: evidence from the APPROACH cross-sectional study in Vietnam

Abstract Background There is very limited evidence on the existence of cancer-related perceived stigma and self-blame among patients with advanced cancer in Asia, and how they are associated with psychosocial outcomes. This study aimed to address the gap in the current literature by (1) assessing pe...

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Main Authors: Nguyen Tuong Pham, Jia Jia Lee, Nhu Hiep Pham, Thi Do Quyen Phan, Khoa Tran, Hoai Bao Dang, Irene Teo, Chetna Malhotra, Eric A. Finkelstein, Semra Ozdemir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Perceived stigma
Behavioural self-blame
Characterological self-blame
Vietnam
Advanced cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00803-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00803-5

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