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Sessions were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and content analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results :<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Body image perceptions relative to 5 major themes emerged in the analysis. They focused on\n                      <jats:italic>Pain, Disease Impact on Physical and Mental Function, Weight, Diseased-Induced Fears<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>, Coping measures<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Pain was a common experience of all participants. Other troubling factors verbalized by participants included dislike and shame of visibly affected body parts, and disease-induced social, psychological and physical limitations. RA participants thought that manifested joint changes, such as swelling and redness, undergirded their prompt diagnosis and receipt of health care.\u00a0Contrarily, women with fibromyalgia perceived that the lack of visible, disease-related, physical signs led to a discounting of their disease, which led to delayed health care and subsequent frustrations and anger. All but one participant used prayer and meditation as a coping measure.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion :<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The body image perceptions evidenced by the majority of participants were generally negative and included specific focus on their disease-affected body parts (e.g. joints), mental function, self-identity, health care experiences, activity limitations and overall quality of life. 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