Ageism and Health in Patients Undergoing Cosmetic Procedures.
Ageism and Health in Patients Undergoing Cosmetic Procedures.
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接受整容手术的患者的年龄歧视和健康。
DOI：
10.1093/asj/sjy283
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Percec,Ivona
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作者：
Pearl,RebeccaL;Percec,Ivona
背景歧视是一种常见的偏见形式，对老年人的健康产生负面影响。抗衰老程序越来越受欢迎的患者寻求美容手术和微创treatments.ObjectivesThis研究旨在确定患病率的年龄为基础的歧视，其关系到健康，患者之间寻求整容procedures.MethodsPatients从一所大学为基础的，单一的外科医生，美容整形外科诊所完成了日常歧视量表，评估个人经历“微侵犯”的频率和歧视的主要原因（包括年龄）。参与者还完成了：措施的感知年龄歧视的人际关系，浪漫，工作，和医疗保健的背景和预期的基于年龄的歧视，在未来的自我评价的健康（额定1-5）的单项措施;和Rosenberg自尊Scale.ResultsFifty患者同意参加这项研究（94%的妇女，78%的白色，平均年龄49.4 ± 13.5岁）。超过30%的参与者报告年龄是日常歧视的主要原因。与那些没有经历过年龄歧视的参与者相比，那些报告经历过年龄歧视的参与者自我评估的健康状况更差，自尊心更低，预期的年龄歧视更大。参与者最经常赞同经历基于年龄的歧视，在人际关系的背景下（36.0%），其次是工作settings.ConclusionsA显着的一部分患者寻求美容程序可能会遇到基于年龄的歧视，这可能会对他们的健康和福祉产生负面影响。病人可能会受益于期望管理，他们的程序可能会或可能不会解决他们对年龄歧视的担忧。需要更多的研究来确定美容手术是否有助于减轻老年患者的歧视。
BackgroundAgeism is a common form of prejudice that negatively affects the health of older adults. Anti-aging procedures are increasingly popular among patients seeking aesthetic surgery and minimally invasive treatments.ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the prevalence of age-based discrimination, and its relationship to health, among patients seeking cosmetic procedures.MethodsPatients from a university-based, single-surgeon, aesthetic plastic surgery clinic completed the Everyday Discrimination Scale, which assesses the frequency with which individuals have experienced “microaggressions” and the main reason(s) for discrimination (including age). Participants also completed: measures of perceived age discrimination across interpersonal, romantic, work, and healthcare contexts andanticipation ofage-based discrimination in the future; a single-item measure of self-rated health (rated 1-5); and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.ResultsFifty patients consented to participate in the study (94% women, 78% white, mean age 49.4 ± 13.5 years). More than 30% of participants reported age as the main reason for everyday discrimination. Participants who reported experiencing age-based discrimination, compared with those who did not, had worse self-rated health, lower self-esteem, and greater anticipated age-based discrimination. Participants most frequently endorsed experiencing age-based discrimination in an interpersonal context (36.0%) followed by work settings (20.0%).ConclusionsA significant portion of patients seeking cosmetic procedures may experience age-based discrimination, which could negatively affect their health and well-being. Patients might benefit from expectation management about how their procedure may or may not address their concerns about age-based discrimination. More research is needed to determine whether cosmetic procedures help to mitigate discrimination in aging patients.