Invisibility and diagnosis stigma: disabling factors for female adults with myalgia encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in a small-scale qualitative study in England

Invisibility and diagnosis stigma: disabling factors for female adults with myalgia encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in a small-scale qualitative study in England

Purpose – Female adults diagnosed with myalgia encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) often are marginalised because their condition is not fully recognised by medical and health-care systems. The purpose of this small-scale study was to explore the lived experiences of adult fema...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mitra Khalafbeigi, Farzaneh Yazdani, Florence Genis, Ka Yan Hess, Samita Kirve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2023-11-01
Series:Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy
Subjects:
Stigma
Invisible disability
Thematic analysis
Qualitative study
Occupational participation
Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOT-08-2022-0032/full/pdf

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