The older woman’s body image
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Nursing Older People

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The older woman’s body image

Bob Price Director of postgraduate awards in advancing healthcare practice, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University
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Body image is an important concept that has a significant effect on a person’s self-esteem and self-confidence. Appreciating how the older body is perceived by a woman is an important first step to understanding how nurses might support patient dignity. This article reviews the latest literature on ageing and body image and suggests practical dialogues that nurses and patients can share.

Nursing Older People. 22, 1, 31-37. doi: 10.7748/nop2010.02.22.1.31.c7493

Keywords :

Ageing - body image - older body

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28 January 2010 / Vol 22 issue 1

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