Exploring Stigma Communication About Urinary Tract Infections in the United States.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) have steadily increased in prevalence and severity among women in the United States and can lead to serious complications if left untreated. Yet, women are often reluctant to discuss such infections due to potential stigmatization. Indeed, UTI treatment and prevention often involves communication with intimate partners and physicians, and this communication can require stigma management.

COVID-19 Courtesy Stigma among Healthcare Providers in India: A Study of Stigma Management Communication and its Impact.

In early 2020, the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, generating one of the highest rates of infection and death in the world. Meanwhile, healthcare workers experienced stigma and discrimination due to their association with COVID-19 patients. This study analyzed healthcare workers' experience of courtesy stigma in India, the communication strategies they used to manage stigma, and the impact on their mental health.

Keeping patients safe in healthcare organizations: a structuration theory of safety culture.

Aim: This paper presents a discussion of the use of structuration theory to facilitate understanding and improvement of safety culture in healthcare organizations.

Background: Patient safety in healthcare organizations is an important problem worldwide. Safety culture has been proposed as a means to keep patients safe.