2 results match your criteria: "Health Sciences Center of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte[Affiliation]"
Dissatisfaction with body image and weight gain in middle-aged women: A cross sectional study.
PLoS One
January 2024
Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Physiotherapy Natal, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between weight gain and body image perception in in middle-aged women.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with 453 women. Body image was assessed using the Stunkard scale, in which women were classified as: satisfied or dissatisfied (general, thinness or obesity).
Does body image perception relate to quality of life in middle-aged women?
PLoS One
October 2017
Health Sciences Center of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Objective: In Brazil, information about the influence of body image on the various life domains of women in menopausal transition is scarce. Thus, the objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between body image and quality of life in middle-aged Brazilian women.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 250 women between 40 and 65 years old, living in Parnamirim/RN, Brazil, who were evaluated in relation to body image and quality of life.