Self-esteem, self-concept, and body image of young people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic literature review
Study context
- Population
- Young people with rheumatic diseases (RMDs); studies assessing self-concept, self-esteem or body image, searched up to September 202311 studies analysed
- Outcome
- Self-concept, self-esteem or body image
Methodological detailsqualitative and quantitative studies, risk of bias assessed
- Qualitative and quantitative studies
- Risk of bias assessed
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Self-concept, self-esteem and body image
- Self-concept, body image and self-esteem a common challenge, possibly negatively impacting physical and psychosocial health-related quality of life (QoL)
- Social domain of self-concept impaired, mainly in females
- Self-esteem results varied; seemingly worse in females, associated mainly with depression, also with poorer QoL
- GC consistently associated with poor body image in all conditions, due to visible medication side-effects
- Visible signs of disease might also lead to poor body image
Original publication
Self-esteem, self-concept, and body image of young people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 16 June 2024. doi:10.
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