Scar satisfaction and body image in thyroidectomy patients: prospective study in a tertiary referral centre
| Autor: | D Ly, Zaid Awad, Priya Sethukumar, Neil Tolley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Tertiary referral centre medicine.medical_treatment Population 030230 surgery Tertiary Care Centers 03 medical and health sciences Cicatrix 0302 clinical medicine Postoperative Complications Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Negative body image Body Image Medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study education Aged education.field_of_study business.industry General surgery Thyroidectomy General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Poor body image Patient Satisfaction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Body dysmorphic disorder Physical therapy Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of laryngology and otology. 132(1) |
| ISSN: | 1748-5460 0022-2151 |
| Popis: | Background:This study is the first to evaluate scar satisfaction and body image in thyroidectomy patients using validated assessment tools.Methods:A total of 123 thyroidectomy patients were recruited over 8 months. Both patients and clinicians completed assessment tools that included: the Manchester Scar Scale (to measure scar perception), Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (to assess body image), Body Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (to screen for body dysmorphic disorder) and EQ-5D (to measure life quality). A separate image panel comprising experts and non-experts assessed 15 scar photographs. The results were analysed using non-parametric descriptive statistics.Results:Poor body image was associated with poor scar perception (ρ = 0.178,p= 0.05). Poor life quality correlated with poor scar perception (ρ = −0.292,p= 0.001). Scar length did not affect scar perception. Prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among patients was found to be 8.94 per cent, which is higher than general population rates.Conclusion:Negative body image and life quality impact negatively upon scar perception. |
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