The StigmApp project is one of the BMP Grant edition 2 winners – it is an innovative mHealth application that will be used to fight the stigma associated with pain or neurological conditions. The final StigmApp application is available from the Google Play Store, and you can learn more about the app and its creators on the …
The ASpida project of the second BMP Grant edition developed two infographics with the recent findings from two studies conducted during spring – summer 2022. Read more below.
Stigma appears in many forms and when it occurs, we often tend to believe what others impose on us. This is what we call in ASpida “Internalized or felt stigma”. Once we come to believe it, this ends up going down the road to self-judgment, guilt, or other uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. When we get …
ASpida: Unhooking people with chronic pain from stigmatized behaviors Read More
The Spanish Diabetes Federation (FEDE), with the support of Brain, Mind and Pain ‘Patient-Centred Innovation Grant’ (BMP Grant), continues giving visibility to the problem of chronic pain suffered by people with diabetes, with the aim of raising awareness about this disease, which generates social stigma among the affected population. For this reason, FEDE, together with …
Break With Pain (Rompe con el dolor) Campaign – Conference Read More
People trying to manage chronic pain face a tremendous stigma, and the end product of the stigma is that patients feel hurt, ashamed, and angry. It puts them on the defensive and can break confidence. Isolation and loneliness are common situations for these people. It warrants an effort by patients and providers alike to address …
News from StigmApp – One of the winners of the second edition of the BMP Grant! Read More
Chronic pain is a medical condition that involves physical and psychological impairment and is often associated with chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or muscle dystonia. It is a common pathology that affects 1 in 6 people in Spain and requires constant medical attention. In addition, nowadays patients suffering from chronic pain also suffer from …
You are more than the stigma imposed to you What if you believe an unexpected fact. That is, whatever is written in our hardwire- our brain and the way we behave- cannot be deleted. Yes! Our mind has been evolved not to erase thinks that we have learned. So, the more we try to delete …
HEAR FROM ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE BMP GRANT 2020 – ASpida Read More
The StigmApp solution will fight stigma following an innovative holistic approach, by proposing a range of functionalities: educate myself and others on the addressed topics, raise awareness of the general population, inspire others to get involved, facilitate fundraising for activities towards reducing stigma, network patients and the general population, facilitate the exchange of experiences, facilitate …
HEAR FROM ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE BMP GRANT 2020 – StigmApp Read More
What is not named does not exist. That was the starting point of #RompeConElDolor, the campaign that the Spanish Diabetes Federation leads to stimulate a debate about chronic pain in diabetes and other chronic diseases, raising awareness about its real implications on people that suffer from it and consequently, normalize it and break the stigma …
Hear from one of the winners of the BMP Grant 2020 – #ROMPECONELDOLOR Read More
The Jury of the 2019-2020 BMP Grant had the task of judging the eleven projects submitted. This task was made difficult by the overall high quality of the proposals, which all focused on the interests of patients. According to the jury’s view, three projects promised the most benefits for individual patients and were, in the …