Respected but stigmatized: Healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients.
Ineke SpruijtAnne CroninFrances UdeorjiMamoona NazirSamaila ShehuSebastien PoixAndre VillanuevaNiesje JansenIneke HuitemaJeanine SuurmondKathy FiekertPublished in: PloS one (2023)
COVID-19 HCWs from all countries experienced all forms of stigmatization related to their work as a COVID-19 frontliner. This affected their mental well-being, which in turn affects job performance and quality of care, there is a high need to develop stigma reduction tools for HCWs.