Melissa Scollan-Koliopoulos

The multigenerational legacy of diabetes, stigma, disclosure, and anxiety during insulin regimen initiation

Background: Diabetes is a hereditary condition often affecting multiple generations. Preconceived notions of diabetes, its self-management, and consequences are passed down generationally. Stigma formation may occur in families with family members sharing the same internalized or externalized stigma experiences. Stigma...