Abo Zeid, E., Barakat, M., Arafa, H. (2024). Self-Compassion, Body Image and Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, (), -. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.308490.1876
Eman Nabawy Abo Zeid; mona Mohamad Barakat; hoda abd Elmoaty Arafa. "Self-Compassion, Body Image and Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.308490.1876
Abo Zeid, E., Barakat, M., Arafa, H. (2024). 'Self-Compassion, Body Image and Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.308490.1876
Abo Zeid, E., Barakat, M., Arafa, H. Self-Compassion, Body Image and Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.308490.1876
Self-Compassion, Body Image and Depressive Symptoms among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 October 2024
Psychiatric and mental health nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha University, Egypt
Abstract
Abstract Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a chronic auto-immune disease that affects physical and psychological wellbeing of patients, which in turn altering body image, increasing level of depression and self-compassion negatively correlated with these effects. Aim of the study: Assess the relation between self-compassion, body image and depressive symptoms among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Study design: This study utilized a descriptive-correlational design. Study setting: The study was conducted at rheumatology department of Benha university hospital, which is affiliated to the ministry of higher education in Benha City, Qalyubia Governorate. Subjects: A convenience sample of 100 patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Tools for data collection: A structured Interview Questionnaire to collect socio-demographic and clinical data of the studied sample, Self-Compassion Scale, Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire and Patient Health Questionnaire. Results: The findings revealed that more than half of the studied patients had a moderate level of self-compassion, more than half had moderate level of body image disturbance, while half of them had moderately severe level of depression. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between total self-compassion, total body image disturbance and total severity of depression, while there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total body image disturbance and total depressive symptoms. Recommendation: Psycho-educational intervention programs targeting beliefs, self-compassion and perception of body image among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus can reduce depressive symptoms.