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The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale\u2010Rheumatoid Arthritis (ISMI\u2010RA), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Rosenberg Self\u2010Esteem Scale (RSES) and Medical Coping modes\n                      <jats:italic>Q<\/jats:italic>\n                      uestionnaire (MCMQ) were used to assess the patients' stigma, social support, self\u2010esteem and coping styles. SAS 9.4 software was used for statistical analysis. Normally distributed continuous data were described using means and standard deviations. Independent sample\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for comparisons between groups. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to describe the degree of correlation between variables. The chain mediating model was constructed using AMOS 24.0 software, and the maximum likelihood method was used for model parameter estimation, and the model was adjusted according to the modification index.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Mean participant age was 53.62\u2009\u00b1\u200912.40\u2009years. Stigma scores differed significantly by family history, income, education, morning stiffness duration, DAS28 and pain level (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Stigma correlated negatively with self\u2010esteem (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.482), confrontation coping (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.512) and social support (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.590) and positively with avoidance (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.251) and acceptance coping (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.462). Social support was directly associated with stigma (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.502) and also indirectly associated through self\u2010esteem and coping modes, with the indirect pathways accounting for 31.51% of the total association.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings suggest that patients with RA frequently experience moderate stigma, and that self\u2010esteem and coping modes may serve as chain mediators between social support and stigma. Nurses may consider assisting patients in building positive social support networks, enhancing their self\u2010esteem and promoting positive coping modes as potential strategies to reduce stigma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.70630","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,22]],"date-time":"2026-06-22T05:07:12Z","timestamp":1782104832000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Self\u2010Esteem and Coping Modes as Mediators of the Social Support\u2010Stigma Relationship in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Multicentre Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8930-1284","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University  Changzhou China"},{"name":"Department of Nursing Nanjing Medical University  Nanjing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bo","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University  Changzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yimin","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology Taixing People's Hospital  Taixing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoying","family":"Dai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College  Wuhu China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lifeng","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University  Changzhou China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0106-4722","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yaqin","family":"Geng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rheumatology The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University  Changzhou China"},{"name":"Department of Nursing Nanjing Medical University  Nanjing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/08943184221092447"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/msc.1480"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/11038128.2021.2007997"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12955\u2010021\u201001865\u2010y"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/healthcare12111087"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12891\u2010016\u20101089\u20105"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0022\u20103999(87)90103\u20106"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41584\u2010022\u201000827\u2010y"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00296\u2010022\u201005118\u2010z"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/pspp0000265"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2023.1174038"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/00207640211001886"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/17470919.2023.2216471"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/iwj.13914"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1043659619867134"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/00207640221089533"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.schres.2023.03.006"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.socscimed.2023.115937"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_2_12_20_1","first-page":"354","article-title":"Analysis of the Correlation Between Stigma and Coping Styles and Social Support Among Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders","volume":"36","author":"Niluopa T. 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