New stories, same Stigma: Framing analysis of news articles about people with alcohol-related conditions needing liver transplants
News articles reflect our society's stigmatization of alcohol-related conditions as well as misconceptions about transplant listing and allocation. Such mischaracterizations can further marginalize stigmatized patients with alcohol-related conditions in need of LTs. We offer recommendations for public communications, including avoiding representations of patients with ALD as exceptions to the norm and contextualizing LT for ALD within the context of public health and social and systemic factors.
Authors
- Olivia S. Kates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4381-0049)
- Andrew M. Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-2398)
- Rivka Abedon
- Hannah C. Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4531-2094)
- Divya Kalluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8118-8591)
- Po‐Hung Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9865-1009)
- Janetta Brundage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-1844)
- Whitney Langlee
- Aura Teles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-6964)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100567
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism