The Impact of Venous Leg Ulcers on Body Image and Self-esteem.
Adv Skin Wound Care
; 29(7): 316-21, 2016 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate self-esteem and body image in patients with venous leg ulcers (VLUs).DESIGN:
A multicenter, prospective, descriptive, analytical, clinical study. SETTINGS A nursing care and education center of a university hospital, a health center, and an outpatient wound care clinic in Brazil. PATIENTS Fifty-nine consecutive adult patients with VLUs and Doppler ankle-brachial index ranging from 0.8 to 1.0 were recruited for the study. Exclusion criteria were mixed ulcers, arterial ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
A questionnaire assessing sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients, the Brazilian version of the Body Investment Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-esteem (RSE)/UNIFESP-EPM (São Paulo da Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina) scale were administered to all patients. MAINRESULTS:
Most participants were women, aged between 60 and 70 years, and smokers; 33 (56%) were divorced, widowed, or single, and 26 (44%) were married. The patients had the ulcer for a mean of 5.42 years. Exudate and foul odor were present in most cases. Twenty-one ulcers (36%) measured 29 cm or less in surface area, and 17 (29%) ulcers measured between 30 and 49 cm (mean, 3.39 cm). The mean RSE score was 22.66, indicating low self-esteem. The mean Body Investment Scale total score was 27.49, and the scores on the body image and body touch subscales were also low, indicating negative feelings about the body.CONCLUSION:
Patients with VLUs had low self-esteem and negative feelings about their bodies.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Úlcera Varicosa
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Imagem Corporal
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adv Skin Wound Care
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article