TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of body image changes in neurorehabilitation outcomes: a preliminary study
AU - Maresca, Giuseppa
AU - Maggio, Maria Grazia
AU - Caliri, Santina
AU - De Cola, Maria Cristina
AU - Scarcella, Ileana
AU - Andaloro, Adriana
AU - Latella, Desirè
AU - Accorinti, Maria
AU - De Luca, Rosaria
AU - Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - Body representation includes body schema (a plastic and dynamic representation of the body’s spatial and biomechanical properties) and body image (a conscious representation of the body, including the functions and relationships of the body parts). The aim of our study is to understand the change of body representation in patients affected by Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), undergoing a program that integrates psychological and nutritional support. Forty patients with ABI diagnosis were enrolled in this study and randomized into either the control (CG:n = 20) or the experimental (EG:n = 20) group. The EG underwent psychological counselling (PC) focused on the perception of body schema and on the reduction of depressive symptoms as well as a Nutritional Counselling (NC) in which all patients had a personalized nutritional plan, based on their needs once a week for 6 months. In contrast, the CG received only a nutritional treatment. Results show that the combined PC-NC approach encouraged change in body representation, the reconstruction of body image and improved mood. In conclusion, our data demonstrates that patients with ABI undergoing the combined approach can improve the perception of their body schema, mood and therapeutic compliance.
AB - Body representation includes body schema (a plastic and dynamic representation of the body’s spatial and biomechanical properties) and body image (a conscious representation of the body, including the functions and relationships of the body parts). The aim of our study is to understand the change of body representation in patients affected by Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), undergoing a program that integrates psychological and nutritional support. Forty patients with ABI diagnosis were enrolled in this study and randomized into either the control (CG:n = 20) or the experimental (EG:n = 20) group. The EG underwent psychological counselling (PC) focused on the perception of body schema and on the reduction of depressive symptoms as well as a Nutritional Counselling (NC) in which all patients had a personalized nutritional plan, based on their needs once a week for 6 months. In contrast, the CG received only a nutritional treatment. Results show that the combined PC-NC approach encouraged change in body representation, the reconstruction of body image and improved mood. In conclusion, our data demonstrates that patients with ABI undergoing the combined approach can improve the perception of their body schema, mood and therapeutic compliance.
KW - acquired brain injury
KW - Body image
KW - body representation
KW - nutritional counselling
KW - psychological counselling
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U2 - 10.1080/13548506.2019.1597977
DO - 10.1080/13548506.2019.1597977
M3 - Article
C2 - 30907180
AN - SCOPUS:85063367680
VL - 25
SP - 10
EP - 16
JO - Psychology, Health and Medicine
JF - Psychology, Health and Medicine
SN - 1354-8506
IS - 1
ER -