Stigma of tuberculosis scale: validity and reliability

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Ozpinar S., TANER Ş., YILDIRIM G., Anar C. M., Altiparmak O., BAYDUR H.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.63, sa.3, ss.192-198, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/tt.6787
  • Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.192-198
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: In many health conditions, stigma is receiving increasing attention. Public stigmatization toward social illness can affect particularly the patients and family memberships to help seeking behavior and treatment. This study, the aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish "Stigma of Tuberculosis Scale" which was developed to evaluate of perception of stigma with tuberkulosis patient.