Addressing appearance-related distress across clinical conditions
dc.contributor.author | Norman, Alyson | |
dc.contributor.author | Dures, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Semple, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Jackson, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-27T14:41:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-27T14:41:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10-25 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0966-0461 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2052-2819 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3152 | |
dc.description | File replaced (incorrect version) on 28/7/2022 by KT (LDS). | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p> Evidence is accumulating about the nature and prevalence of appearance-related distress across a variety of clinical populations. Health professionals working with specific patient groups are often aware of these difficulties and their detrimental effect on quality of life and wellbeing. However, many health professionals lack knowledge and skills on how to support patients, either within the team or via referral to relevant service providers who have expertise in managing appearance-related distress. This is mainly owing to a lack of information about screening, assessment measures and available interventions. The aim of this article is to consider how health professionals can support patients who experience distress as a result of living with a long-term physical health condition that has altered their appearance. This article summarises the challenges for patients and health professionals surrounding body image, altered appearance and associated distress. Gaps in relation to screening measures, differing types of intervention, appearance-related skills training for healthcare teams, care pathways and access to services are identified. A summary of the limited range of interventions currently available has been mapped onto a stepped model of care, ranging from self-help to intensive therapies. Finally, readers are pointed to helpful resources for understanding, identifying, addressing and signposting patients with appearance-related distress. </jats:p> | |
dc.format.extent | 1138-1143 | |
dc.format.medium | ||
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Mark Allen Group | |
dc.subject | Adaptation, Psychological | |
dc.subject | Body Image | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Stress, Psychological | |
dc.title | Addressing appearance-related distress across clinical conditions | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23123892 | |
plymouth.issue | 19 | |
plymouth.volume | 21 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | British Journal of Nursing | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.19.1138 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Psychology | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA04 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB)/Behaviour | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.publisher.place | England | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2052-2819 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.19.1138 | |
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rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |