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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
The intuitive or lay belief that the severity of a disfiguring condition predicts psychological distress is not demonstrated in clinical practice, nor in research studies. This within group study used standardised measures repeated at six month intervals, to investigate the relationship between subjective and objective measures of appearance and psychological adjustment in 51 patients undergoing treatment for facial lipoatrophy using a synthetic filler, Newfill. Results demonstrate a dissociation between objective and subjective measures with only subjective assessment predicting psychological outcomes. It is recommended that Moss's (2005) hypothesis of discrete group membership (normal/not normal) should be adapted to include an internal standard for comparison, and that all evaluations of treatment modifying disfigurement should include a standardised subjective measure of appearance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1873-6807
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-48
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Anxiety, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Body Image, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Cephalometry, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Culture, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Face, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Lasers, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Patient Satisfaction, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Personality Inventory, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Polymers, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Prostheses and Implants, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Self Concept, pubmed-meshheading:18089270-Software
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Does severity predict distress? The relationship between subjective and objective measures of appearance and psychological adjustment, during treatment for facial lipoatrophy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article