Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review
Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common neoplasm in women worldwide, considered a global public health problem. Among BC women, some of the most common psychological symptoms in the adaptation to the disease are reduction in self-esteem and distorted body image (BI). Although there are numerous studie...
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doaj-600ebff1d7b948928fffd2ec3eea62cd2021-02-10T00:01:32ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-02-01181640164010.3390/ijerph18041640Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic ReviewLucía Morales-Sánchez0Violeta Luque-Ribelles1Paloma Gil-Olarte2Paula Ruiz-González3Rocío Guil4Department of Psychology, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Psychology, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Psychology, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Psychology, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, SpainDepartment of Psychology, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, SpainBreast Cancer (BC) is the most common neoplasm in women worldwide, considered a global public health problem. Among BC women, some of the most common psychological symptoms in the adaptation to the disease are reduction in self-esteem and distorted body image (BI). Although there are numerous studies with the goal of promoting different psychological variables, BI and self-esteem are often separately observed despite their relationship and their importance in the process of the illness. Moreover, there have been no reviews that have synthesized the findings related to interventions aimed at enhancing both self-esteem and BI in BC women. Therefore, the objective of this review was to identify and examine the implemented interventions aimed at boosting both variables in this population. For this purpose, a systematic review was implemented following the PRISMA statement. A thorough search was performed on the following databases: Web of Science, PubMed, PsychInfo, PsychArticles, and Scopus. Among 287 records, only eight articles met the eligibility criteria. Interventions were grouped into three types according to their characteristics: Group therapies, Physical activity therapies, and Cosmetic and beauty treatments. The levels of effectiveness of the different interventions varied between them, and within each, in their impact on self-esteem and BI. More interventions focused on developing BI and self-esteem in this population are needed due to their ability to predict psychological functioning and quality of life of women with breast cancer.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1640breast cancerwomenbody imageself-esteeminterventionprogram |
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Lucía Morales-Sánchez Violeta Luque-Ribelles Paloma Gil-Olarte Paula Ruiz-González Rocío Guil Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health breast cancer women body image self-esteem intervention program |
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Lucía Morales-Sánchez Violeta Luque-Ribelles Paloma Gil-Olarte Paula Ruiz-González Rocío Guil |
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Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review |
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Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review |
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Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review |
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Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review |
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Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review |
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enhancing self-esteem and body image of breast cancer women through interventions: a systematic review |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common neoplasm in women worldwide, considered a global public health problem. Among BC women, some of the most common psychological symptoms in the adaptation to the disease are reduction in self-esteem and distorted body image (BI). Although there are numerous studies with the goal of promoting different psychological variables, BI and self-esteem are often separately observed despite their relationship and their importance in the process of the illness. Moreover, there have been no reviews that have synthesized the findings related to interventions aimed at enhancing both self-esteem and BI in BC women. Therefore, the objective of this review was to identify and examine the implemented interventions aimed at boosting both variables in this population. For this purpose, a systematic review was implemented following the PRISMA statement. A thorough search was performed on the following databases: Web of Science, PubMed, PsychInfo, PsychArticles, and Scopus. Among 287 records, only eight articles met the eligibility criteria. Interventions were grouped into three types according to their characteristics: Group therapies, Physical activity therapies, and Cosmetic and beauty treatments. The levels of effectiveness of the different interventions varied between them, and within each, in their impact on self-esteem and BI. More interventions focused on developing BI and self-esteem in this population are needed due to their ability to predict psychological functioning and quality of life of women with breast cancer. |
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