Invisible Burdens
Internalized stigma, nonwhite race, financial resource strain, and social isolation negatively impact patients with PFCD, with those having symptomatic PFCD more affected than those with inactive perianal disease. Providers should screen for these factors to identify vulnerable patients who would benefit from psychosocial care and patient navigation.
Authors
- Serre-Yu Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2070-4123)
- Jake DeBroff
- Hunter R. Moran
- Laurie Keefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4779-8593)
- Felix D. Rozenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-9773)
- Joshua Lacoste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4046-5251)
- Shabari M. Shenoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9001-8447)
- Rachita Llona
- Elisabeth Giselbrecht
- Nicole O. Gbenebitse
Institutions
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Hofstra University (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Morningside College (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mcg.0000000000002275
- Primary Topic
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00