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Public Health"],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the current status of self-management behaviors among patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and analyze its relationship with coping styles and disease-related stigma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study enrolled 192 CHC patients in our hospital during February 2023\u2013July 2025. Data on general characteristics, treatment, self-management behaviors, coping styles, and disease-related stigma were collected and assessed using the Self-Management Behavior Scale for Chronic Hepatitis Patients, the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and the Chronic Hepatitis C-Related Stigma Scale. These variables were compared across demographic and clinical subgroups, and Pearson correlation analysis was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The median age of participants was 59.00 (53.00\u201368.00) years. The cohort consisted of 88 (45.83%) males and 104 (54.17%) females. The total self-management score was 94.14\u202f\u00b1\u202f5.17. Patients scored significantly higher on positive coping (22.23\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.37) than negative coping (11.44\u202f\u00b1\u202f2.76,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). The total stigma score was 69.01\u202f\u00b1\u202f5.22. No differences in self-management, coping, or stigma were observed across age, gender, education, occupation, or marital status (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05). Self-management was positively correlated with positive coping (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.415,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001) and negatively correlated with negative coping (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.354,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001) and disease-related stigma (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.413,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Self-management among CHC patients is moderate, showing cross-sectional positive correlations with positive coping and negative correlations with both negative coping and disease-related stigma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1706279","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,9]],"date-time":"2026-01-09T06:41:29Z","timestamp":1767940889000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Self-management and its association with coping styles and disease-related stigma in patients with chronic hepatitis 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