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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
卷 16, 期 10, 页码 1685-1695出版社
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21215
关键词
inflammatory bowel disease; adjustment; disease acceptance; disability; health-related quality of life
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R21 AT003204, U01 DK077738]
Background: Adjustment to chronic disease is a multidimensional construct described as successful adaptation to disease-specific demands, preservation of psychological well-being, functional status, and quality of life. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be particularly challenging due to the unpredictable, relapsing and remitting course of the disease. Methods: All participants were patients being treated in an outpatient gastroenterology clinic at a university medical center. Participants completed a survey of questionnaires assessing illness perceptions, stress, emotional functioning, disease acceptance, coping, disease impact, and disease-specific and health-related quality of life. Adjustment was measured as a composite of perceived disability, psychological functioning, and disease-specific and health-related quality of life. Results: Participants were 38 adults with a diagnosis of either Crohn's disease (45%) or ulcerative colitis (55%). We observed that our defined adjustment variables were strongly correlated with disease characteristics (r = 0.33-0.80, all P < 0.05), an emotional representation of illness (r = 0.44-0.58, P < 0.01), disease acceptance (r = 0.34-0.74, P < 0.05), coping (r = 0.33-0.60, P < 0.05), and frequency of gastroenterologist visits (r = 0.39-0.70, P < 0.05). Better adjustment was associated with greater bowel and systemic health, increased activities engagement and symptom tolerance, less pain, less perceived stress, and fewer gastroenterologist visits. All adjustment variables were highly correlated (r = 0.40-0.84, P < 0.05) and demonstrated a cohesive composite. Conclusions: The framework presented and results of this study underscore the importance of considering complementary path-ways of disease management including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors beyond the traditional medical and psychological (depression and anxiety) components.
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