Evaluation of The Body Image and Self-Esteem In Behcet’S Syndrome

Number: 4 December 1, 2017
  • Ayşe Özkaraman
  • Filiz Özel
  • Güler Balcı Alparslan
  • Hülya Yılmaz
  • Esra Songül Kul
  • Timuçin Kaşifoğlu
  • Cengiz Korkmaz
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Evaluation of The Body Image and Self-Esteem In Behcet’S Syndrome

Abstract

Aim: This study was aimed at the evaluation the body image and self-esteem in Behcet’s Syndrome BS .Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at a hospital’s rheumatology outpatient clinic in Eskişehir between June 1 and July 31, 2015. The study population consisted of 225 subjects who presented with BS n=136 and healthy subjects n=89 . The research instruments used were Individual Information Form, Body Image Scale and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Scale. The data was analyzed using the program SPSS 21.00.Results: For the BS patients participating in the study, the mean age was 42.89±11.56, the mean disease duration was 10.90±9.04 and mean treatment duration was 9.48±8.83 years. For the healthy, control group subjects, mean age was 35.64±8.57 years. Results indicated that the BS patients reported median body image score and self-esteem scores significantly lower than healthy control subjects p=0.002, p

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Ayşe Özkaraman

Filiz Özel

Güler Balcı Alparslan

Hülya Yılmaz

Esra Songül Kul

Timuçin Kaşifoğlu

Cengiz Korkmaz

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December 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Number: 4

EndNote
Özkaraman A, Özel F, Alparslan GB, Yılmaz H, Kul ES, Kaşifoğlu T, Korkmaz C (December 1, 2017) Evaluation of The Body Image and Self-Esteem In Behcet’S Syndrome. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4 226–231.