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Den dysmorfofoba patientens strävan mot perfektion: En litteraturstudie
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The dysmorphic patients´ pursuit of perfection : A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Dysmorfofobi har uppmärksammats mer den senaste tiden, trots detta är området outforskat och okunskap hos sjuksköterskan kan leda till ohälsa hos dessa patienter. Dysmorfofobi kännetecknas av överdriven upptagenhet av utseendet där patienter som besväras av dysmorfofobi ofta söker kosmetisk kirurgi för att förbättra utseendet. Syfte: Syftet var att belysa hur hälsan påverkas hos patienter som lever med dysmorfofobi i samband med kosmetisk kirurgi. Metod: Studien utfördes som en litteraturstudie med induktiv ansats där åtta resultatartiklar med kvantitativ metod analyserades med stöd av innehållsanalys. Resultat: Två kategorier framkom ur analysen: avsaknad av hälsa i samband med kosmetisk kirurgi med en underkategori, samt resultat av kosmetisk kirurgi med två underkategorier. Patienter med dysmorfofoba symtom som söker kosmetisk kirurgi tenderade att uppleva avsaknad av hälsa, där vissa patienter upplevde förbättring av symtom och därmed hälsa postoperativt medan andra ej upplevde förbättring av symtom. Konklusion: Avsaknad av hälsa förekom hos patienter som sökte kosmetisk kirurgi som behandling och visades ha olika resultat beroende på vilken grad av dysmorfofoba symtom patienter visades besitta. Denna kunskap tillsammans med preoperativ screening av dysmorfofobi skulle kunna underlätta för sjuksköterskan att främja hälsan på bästa sätt för dessa patienter.

Abstract [en]

Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has received more attention lately. Despite this, the subject is unexplored and ignorance among nurses can lead to health problems in these patients. BDD is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with appearance where these patients often seek cosmetic surgery to correct the appearance. Purpose: To examine how health is affected in patients living with BDD in relation to cosmetic surgery. Method: An inductive approach was used in this literature study where eight articles with quantitative method was used and analyzed through content analyze. Results: Two categories emerged from the analyze: lack of health in relation to cosmetic surgery with one subcategory and outcomes of cosmetic surgery with two subcategories. Patients with BDD symptoms seeking cosmetic surgery tended to experience lack of health where some patients improved symptoms and thus health after surgery, while others did not experience improvement. Conclusion: Lack of health occurred in patients seeking cosmetic surgery as treatment and had different outcomes depending on the degree of BDD symptoms patients showed. This insight along with preoperative screening of BDD could make it easier for nurses to promote beneficial health of these patients.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 25
Keywords [en]
Body dysmorphic disorder, health, cosmetic surgery, patient
Keywords [sv]
Dysmorfofobi, hälsa, kosmetisk kirurgi, patient
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-45941OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-45941DiVA, id: diva2:1614232
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Nursing
Educational program
Nursing Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2021-11-25 Created: 2021-11-24 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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