title: Understanding body image in patients with chronic oedema.
abstract: Chronic oedema is a complex, long term condition which can affect individuals on many levels. Body image is an important issue which can have implications on patients' ability to adjust to living with a long term chronic condition, accept appropriate treatment and remain motivated in their self management programmes. Healthcare Professionals are ideally placed to help identify and support patients with altered body image issues so that patients can adapt to and accept their condition.
authors.affiliation: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. tracy.green@cht.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004487:Edema / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D053828:Stockings, Compression