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Body-image disturbance in adult dialysis patients.
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PMID:  20597809     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Purpose.?An increasing number of individuals in the UK develop end-stage renal failure and receive dialysis to prolong their lives. Dialysis-users report elevated levels of psychological morbidity which are associated with poorer quality of life, adjustment to illness and increased mortality. Circumscribed evidence has also identified body-image (BI) changes occurring in dialysis-users which are already known to be associated with psychological morbidity in other chronically ill populations. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of body-image disturbance (BID) in a dialysis population, correlation with psychological distress, and to identify any variables associated with increased BID and psychological morbidity. Particular attention was given to cognitive models of emotion which postulate a key role for self-consciousness and appearance-related beliefs. Method.?Between May and August 2007, 97 adult haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients from a UK regional specialist centre responded to a questionnaire survey. Outcome measures comprised the Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Self-consciousness Scale and the Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised. Results.?Prevalence of anxiety and depression was 24.7% and 18.6%, respectively, with levels of BID significantly above community norms for both male and female respondents. Significant associations were found between psychological morbidity and BID and with specific aspects of appearance-schematisation and self-focus. Conclusions.?Patients should be educated regarding the likely physical consequences of dialysis-types to aid decision-making and prepare them for impacts once dialysis is commenced. Clinicians may wish to monitor dialysis-users for distress and BI difficulties at follow-up appointments. Interventions that target appearance-related beliefs and BID may be of benefit to this population.
Authors:
Kate Alexandra Partridge; Noelle Robertson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Disability and rehabilitation     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1464-5165     ISO Abbreviation:  Disabil Rehabil     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9207179     Medline TA:  Disabil Rehabil     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  504-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK.
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