Naslov
A Measure of Suffering in relation to Anxiety and Quality of Life in IBS Patients: Preliminary Results

Autori
Pletikosić Tončić, Sanda ; Tkalčić, Mladenka

Izvornik
Biomed research international (2314-6133) 2017 (2017); 1-7

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
IBS, suffering, anxiety, quality of life

Sažetak
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder with a severe impact on quality of life (QoL).We explored the relationship of a visual measure of suffering, the PRISM-RII, with quality of life (QoL) and anxiety measures in IBS patients. Participantswere 44 IBS patientswho completed several questionnaires and kept a symptomdiary for twoweeks.Themeasures used were PRISM-RII (self-illness separation (SIS) ; illness perception measure (IPM)) ; IBS-36 (IBS health related QoL) ; SF-36 (physical and mental health related QoL) ; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T) ; Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI ; GI- specific anxiety) ; and a symptom diary. SIS was negatively correlated to VSI, while IPM was negatively correlated to SIS and the physical component of SF-36 and positively to VSI and symptom severity.We found significant differences between participants who perceive their illness as small and those who perceive it as medium in SIS, symptom severity, VSI, and the mental component of SF- 36. Participants, who perceived their illness as small, represented their illness as more distant, showed lower average symptom severity, and had lower GI-specific anxiety and higher QoL.The results indicate that IPM and SIS can be useful in discriminating patients withmore prominent psychological difficulties and QoL impairment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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