title: A model for body-image care.
abstract: It is by no means clear that the diagnosis 'altered body image' is sufficiently clear to enable the nurse to plan and deliver a package of body-image care. This paper proposes a model of body-image care based upon five central concepts, and the accepted metaparadigms of nursing. It is suggested that the nurse is uniquely positioned to deliver the best body-image care, and that this model will assist her to assess body-image needs and to then action the altered body-image diagnosis more effectively.
authors.affiliation: Army Medical Services School of Nursing, Aldershot, Hampshire.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001828:Body Image; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009736:Nursing Process; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support