关键词: 炎症性肠病, 自我形象, 体验

Abstract: Objective: To study the experience of self-image change in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, so as to provide a reference for developing reasonable and effective intervention strategies to improve patients’ self-image. Methods: A total of 11 patients with inflammatory bowel disease admitted to a tertiary Class A hospital in Tianjin were included by the phenomenological research method. The patients received semi-structured in-depth interviews,and the data were analyzed by Colaizzi 7-step analysis method. Results: Four themes were summarized including multiple negative emotions, difficult to pursue, lack of understanding and acceptance, and gain from disease. Conclusion: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have positive self-image and more serious negative self-image. Medical staff should pay attention to provide psychological counseling for patients with serious negative self-image, strengthen health education, and assist social forces to improve patients’ self-image, so as to promote disease recovery.

Key words: Inflammatory bowel disease, Self-image, Experience