Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Head Neck. 2010 Mar;32(3):301-9. doi: 10.1002/hed.21181.
Body image is a critical psychosocial issue for patients facing treatment for oral cancer, yet there is limited research conducted in this area. This study uses a multidimensional approach to body image assessment and evaluates relationships between body image, demographic, health, and psychosocial variables.
Newly diagnosed patients with oral cancer completed self-report questionnaires and a structured clinical interview.
Most participants identified current and/or future body image concerns primarily related to impending surgery. Adequate psychometric properties were demonstrated on a range of body image measures. Depression was the strongest and most consistent predictor of body image outcomes.
Preliminary evidence supports the importance of evaluating body image concerns in oral cancer patients prior to surgical intervention. Our findings have implications for developing validated body image tools and can be used to guide psychosocial interventions targeting body image disturbance.
对于面临口腔癌治疗的患者来说,身体意象是一个关键的社会心理问题,但该领域的研究有限。本研究采用多维身体意象评估方法,并评估身体意象、人口统计学、健康和社会心理变量之间的关系。
新诊断的口腔癌患者完成了自我报告问卷和结构化临床访谈。
大多数参与者主要识别了与即将到来的手术相关的当前和/或未来的身体意象问题。一系列身体意象测量方法显示出足够的心理测量学特性。抑郁是身体意象结果的最强和最一致的预测因素。
初步证据支持在手术干预之前评估口腔癌患者的身体意象问题的重要性。我们的发现对开发经过验证的身体意象工具具有重要意义,并可用于指导针对身体意象障碍的社会心理干预。