Body image and social appearance anxiety in patients with cancer undergoing radiotherapy
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15696283 |
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| Authors | Fatma Arıkan (0000-0003-0481-1903, Akdeniz University, corresponding author), Funda Kartöz (0000-0002-4439-2881, Akdeniz University Hospital), Zeynep Karakuş (0000-0002-4545-9945, Akdeniz University), Müge Altınışık (0000-0002-7356-6174, Akdeniz University), Zeynep Ozer (0000-0001-8405-1208, Akdeniz University), Aylin Fidan Korcum (0000-0003-0318-6122, Akdeniz University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 363-363 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40359-024-01856-w |
| PMID | 38915070 |
| OpenAlex | W4399980640 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Radiotherapy may negatively affect body image and social appearance anxiety. Assessments of body image and social appearance anxiety regularly before, during, and after treatment are essential. Psychosocial support should be provided to patients to reduce body image and social appearance anxiety and increase their well-being. Patients with cancer especially those who have low income and education levels, advanced cancer stage and skin toxicity, and suffer from pain, fatigue, constipation, etc. should be supported by methods such as counseling and social support groups
Anxiety · Cancer · Constipation · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Radiation therapy · Social anxiety · Cancer survivorship and care · Effects of Radiation Exposure · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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