Year 2024 / Volume 116 / Number 4
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Psychological disorders and coping strategies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Their impact on health-related quality of life

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2023.9935/2023

Lorena Jara Fernández, Juan Ángel Ferrer, José Lázaro Pérez Calle, Laura Martínez Álvarez, Pilar López Serrano,

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Background and objectives: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a major impact on psychological well-being. This condition is associated with a high level of anxiety and mood disorders, but stress prevalence and how an individual copes with IBD have not been sufficiently explored. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the disease on psychological disorders and to identify coping strategies used by patients with IBD, as well as to analyze the relationship between these variables and sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methods: a cross-sectional prospective study was performed including 126 consecutive patients. Those with psychiatric conditions prior to the onset of the IBD were excluded. Independent variables were measured using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire. The patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the BRIEF COPE questionnaire. Quality of life was measured using the nine-item IBD Quality of Life (IBDQ-9). Results: the final cohort comprised 100 patients (37 with ulcerative colitis and 63 with Crohn’s disease). The prevalence rates of the variables of stress, anxiety and depression were high (44 %, 24 % and 14 %, respectively). Stress and depression were higher in females (p < 0.05), without differences regarding other sociodemographic and clinical variables. Moreover, higher levels of anxiety and depression were found to be associated with stress and dysfunctional coping strategies (p < 0.01). Conclusions: patients with IBD, particularly women, have high rates of psychological disorders. Those with anxiety and depression presented more stress and used more dysfunctional strategies. These conditions must be considered for a multidisciplinary management.
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A cross-sectional prospective study was performed of 125 consecutive patients. Those with psychiatric conditions prior to the onset of the IBD were excluded. Independent variables were measured using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires. The patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the BRIEF COPE questionnaire. Quality of life was measured using the 9-item IBD Quality of Life (IBDQ-9). The final cohort comprised 100 patients. The prevalence rates of the variables stress, anxiety and depression were high (44%, 24%, and 14%, respectively). Stress and depression were higher in women (p<0.05) with no differences regarding other sociodemographic and clinical variables. Moreover, higher levels of anxiety and depression were found to be associated with stress and dysfunctional coping strategies (p<0,01). Impaired HRQoL was detected in females, patients with depression and those with moderate/severe disease activity In conclusion, patients with IBD, particularly women, have high rates of psychological disorders. Those with anxiety and depression presented more stress and used more dysfunctional strategies. These conditions must be considered for a multidisciplinary management.
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Jara Fernández L, Ferrer J, Pérez Calle J, Martínez Álvarez L, López Serrano P. Psychological disorders and coping strategies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Their impact on health-related quality of life. 9935/2023


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Received: 04/09/2023

Accepted: 06/11/2023

Online First: 20/11/2023

Published: 09/04/2024

Article revision time: 56 days

Article Online First time: 77 days

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