ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2024
Novel insights into patient's thoughts about their body image in abdominal wall hernia.
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- Patient narratives in an online hernia peer-support community: a qualitative netnographic analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Incisional hernia and the risk of incident depression: a population-based propensity score-matched cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- "I Just Wish Someone would Take me Very Seriously": Impact of Delayed Ventral Hernia Repair on Patient Well-being.Annals of surgery · 2026Article
- Novel insights into abdominal wall hernia (AWH) and its negative impact on patients' finances: "Doing my job was pretty impossible".Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- "I just can't do that anymore": a qualitative exploration of symptoms and function in patients living with abdominal wall hernia (AWH).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Effects of Complex Ventral Hernia and Stoma on Body Image and Interpersonal Relationships.ANZ journal of surgery · 2025Review
- The impact of Abdominal Wall Hernia (AWH) on patients' social and sexual relationships: a Qualitative Analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Enhancing the Utility of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Assessment Tools in Abdominal Wall Hernia (AWH) Surgery Through Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Framework Proposal.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAbdominal wall hernias (AWH) are frequently large and deforming. Despite this, little is known about how AWH impact upon body image. This study is the first study to qualitatively examine patients' subjective lived experiences of how AWH affects their body image.
methodsFifteen patients were interviewed from a purposive sample of AWH patients awaiting surgery until no new narrative themes emerged. Interviews explored patient thoughts and experiences of AWH and body image. Data were examined using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).
resultsTwo key themes pertaining to body image were identified: "Changes to perceptions of self" and "Fears concerning other's perceptions of them". Both themes were often interrelated and displayed detrimental effects AWH had on patients' body image.
conclusionsOur findings illustrate that AWH detrimentally affected patients' body image. This aspect of patient care can be treated and managed through better pre-operative information, including on body image as part of a holistic needs assessment (HNA), and ensuring the results are addressed in a patient care package. These development suggestions may positively affect the AWH patient's experience and outcomes in terms of Quality of Life (QoL) by preparing patients better for realistic results regarding what can be achieved in terms of form, function thus making a more holistic recovery from surgery.
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