title: Body image satisfaction and anxiety of a Turkish sample of university students with skin diseases.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate perception of body image and anxiety of 221 university students presenting to the dermatology outpatient clinic with a skin disease and 205 students without skin disease. Analysis of anxiety and body image scores yielded differences by sex and age in both groups. The group with skin disease had lower scores on body image. Acne vulgaris seems to be the most disturbing among the skin diseases, and this was more prominent in younger patients.
authors.affiliation: Health Center, University of Gazi. yesimkaymak@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaymak
authors.forename: Ilkay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ulutaş
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Taner
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bakir
authors.forename: Isil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simşek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities