1. DESCRIPCIÓN DE FACTORES QUE CONTRIBUYEN AL ESTIGMA PÚBLICO Y SUS EFECTOS EN LA CALIDAD DE VIDA DE PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD VISUAL.
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Palencia Flórez, Diana Cristina, del Pilar Oviedo Cáceres, María, and Giraldo Gallo, Erika Alejandra
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SOCIAL support , *BEHAVIORISM (Psychology) , *QUALITY of life , *BEHAVIORAL sciences , *ASSISTIVE technology , *SELF-acceptance , *LOW vision - Abstract
We pretend to describe from theoretical references the factors that contribute to the public stigma of people with visual impairment and its effects on their quality of life. An exploratory systematic review was conducted, including independent and duplicate search of: Pubmed, ScienceDirect, APA PsycNet, SAGE Journals, Scopus, APA PsycInfo, Psychology & Behavioral sciences collection, SocINDEX. The findings included the factors that contribute to public stigma are cultural perception of disability, use of the white cane, deterioration of the family and social support network, devalued social identity, ocularcentrism, among others. The effects of stigmatization include low levels of self-acceptance, negative affective reactions, discrimination, deterioration of quality of life, rejection of the use of non-optical aids, among others. The conclusion is that the fear of being recognized as visually impaired is identified when using assistive devices, since this way a stigmatizing feature is made visible, which influences adherence to rehabilitation processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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