Büyükyilmaz Funda, Sendir Merdiye, Salmond Susan
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Orthop Nurs. 2009 Jul-Aug;28(4):169-75. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3181ada7fa.
This descriptive study aimed to describe the body image and self-esteem of patients with external fixation devices.
Fifty patients with external fixation devices who came for follow-up to the Ilizarov Outpatient Clinic of a university hospital in Turkey were included in this study.
Data were collected by using a Demographic Questionnaire Form, Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ), and Coppersmith Self-Esteem Inventory.
The perceived body image (197.58 +/- 25.14) and self-esteem (65.28 +/- 17.97) of the patients with external fixation devices were in the moderate range. There was no significant correlation between body image and self-esteem. Self-esteem was correlated with one's perception of whether external fixation impacted one's appearance and whether one wanted to avoid being seen by certain individuals because of the appearance of the external fixator.
The study highlighted that body image disturbance and threats to self-esteem are not universal with the use of external fixation and need to be assessed individually.
本描述性研究旨在描述使用外固定装置患者的身体意象和自尊。
本研究纳入了50名前往土耳其某大学医院伊里扎洛夫门诊进行随访的使用外固定装置的患者。
通过使用人口统计学问卷表、多维身体-自我关系问卷（MBSRQ）和科珀史密斯自尊量表收集数据。
使用外固定装置患者的身体意象感知得分（197.58 +/- 25.14）和自尊得分（65.28 +/- 17.97）处于中等范围。身体意象与自尊之间无显著相关性。自尊与个体对外固定装置是否影响其外表以及是否因外固定器外观而想避免被某些人看到的认知相关。
该研究强调，使用外固定装置时，身体意象障碍和自尊受威胁并非普遍存在，需要进行个体评估。
