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September 7, 2023Health Psychology Review

The effectiveness of psychological interventions for reducing poor body image in endometriosis, PCOS and other gynaecological conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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MPMelissa PehlivanKSKerry A. ShermanVWViviana M. Wuthrich

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Systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates psychological interventions reduce body image concerns in gynaecological conditions, indicating promise for group-based therapy.

Key Points

  • Synthesize the effectiveness of psychological interventions in reducing body image concerns among individuals with gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis and PCOS.
  • Systematic literature search of electronic databases identifying 21 eligible psychological intervention studies with body image outcomes across gynaecological conditions (N = 1483; mean age = 35.08 years, SD = 12.17).
  • Ten studies met criteria for inclusion in a random-effects meta-analysis comparing psychological therapies to control conditions.
  • Psychological interventions were moderately superior to control conditions for reducing body image concerns (SMD = -0.41, 95% CI [-0.62, -0.20]).
  • Analyses revealed moderate heterogeneity and high risk of bias across studies, with preliminary support highlighting theory-guided interventions delivered in group formats.

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Pehlivan et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dcc7147873f5f05b133dbchttps://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2023.2245020
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