Nursing and Health Vol. 2(1), pp. 18 - 22
DOI: 10.13189/nh.2014.020103
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Muscle Dysmorphia: An Investigation of Nursing Students’ Awareness &Recognition of an Emerging Disorder

Kristin Bonstingl ^1,*, Laura McQueen ^2
1 Duke University Hospital
² School of Nursing, UNC Chapel Hill

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve nursing students’ basic knowledge of Muscle Dysmorphia. Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) is a disorder found largely in the male population and is characterized by the obsession to gain large amounts of muscle mass while still perceiving oneself as too small. An interventional study was conducted through an electronically disseminated survey to a selected population of baccalaureate nursing students. The 88 participants were surveyed before and after an educational intervention to assess improved awareness of MD as a disorder. Investigators found that students had improved awareness of MD after educational intervention, but did not demonstrate improvement in identification of clinical symptoms. This topic serves as an important area of research as it links education for nursing students and clinicians with awareness and identification of this emerging disorder.

KEYWORDS
Muscle Dysmorphia, Emerging Disorder, Nursing Students

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Kristin Bonstingl , Laura McQueen , "Muscle Dysmorphia: An Investigation of Nursing Students’ Awareness &Recognition of an Emerging Disorder," Nursing and Health, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 18 - 22, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/nh.2014.020103.

(b). APA Format:
Kristin Bonstingl , Laura McQueen (2014). Muscle Dysmorphia: An Investigation of Nursing Students’ Awareness &Recognition of an Emerging Disorder. Nursing and Health, 2(1), 18 - 22. DOI: 10.13189/nh.2014.020103.