SynthesisBMJ open gastroenterology2019
Body image dissatisfaction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.
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- Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Psychological Comorbidities in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2024Pooled it
- Alexithymia and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Its Unique Impact on Body Image: A Qualitative Exploration.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Body Evaluation and Body Ownership in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: the Role of Interoceptive Sensibility and Childhood Maltreatment.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Adolescent Eating Disorder Risk in a Bilingual Region: Clinical Prevalence, Screening Challenges and Treatment Gap in South Tyrol, Italy.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Self-Care in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2025Article
- Inflammatory bowel disease in paediatrics: Navigating the old challenges and emerging frontiers.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
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- The body as an obstacle and the "other". How patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases view their body, self and the good life.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Pleasurable and problematic receptive anal intercourse and diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Review
- Body image dissatisfaction during the first year of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2024Article
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- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-disk accurately predicts the daily life burden and parallels disease activity in patients with IBD.Intestinal research · 2023Article
- Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Are There Any Gender Differences?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Experiences of support garments following bowel stoma formation: analysis of free-text responses in a cross-sectional survey.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2019Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsLittle is known about the relationship between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and body image. The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the evidence on body image dissatisfaction in patients with IBD across four areas: (1) body image tools, (2) prevalence, (3) factors associated with body image dissatisfaction in IBD and (4) association between IBD and quality of life.
methodsTwo reviewers screened, selected, quality assessed and extracted data from studies in duplicate. EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched to April 2018. Study design-specific critical appraisal tools were used to assess risk of bias. Narrative analysis was undertaken due to heterogeneity.
resultsFifty-seven studies using a body image tool were included; 31 for prevalence and 16 and 8 for associated factors and association with quality of life, respectively. Studies reported mainly mean or median scores. Evidence suggested female gender, age, fatigue, disease activity and steroid use were associated with increased body image dissatisfaction, which was also associated with decreased quality of life.
conclusionThis is the first systematic review on body image in patients with IBD. The evidence suggests that body image dissatisfaction can negatively impact patients, and certain factors are associated with increased body image dissatisfaction. Greater body image dissatisfaction was also associated with poorer quality of life. However, the methodological and reporting quality of studies was in some cases poor with considerable heterogeneity. Future IBD research should incorporate measurement of body image dissatisfaction using validated tools.
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