Appearance self-esteem in systemic sclerosis - Subjective experience of skin deformity and its relationship with physician-assessed skin involvement, disease status and psychological variables

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 872-876

  van Lankveld, W G J M ^a   Vonk, M C ^b   Teunissen, H ^a   van den Hoogen, F H J ^a,b  

^a St Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appearance self esteem; Disease cognitions; Psychological functioning; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BODY IMAGE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SEX; SKIN DEFECT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34347218659     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem008     Document Type: Article

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