A Measure of Suffering in relation to Anxiety and Quality of Life in IBS Patients: Preliminary Results
Joint Authors
Pletikosić Tončić, Sanda
Tkalčić, Mladenka
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
Participants were 44 IBS patients who completed several questionnaires and kept a symptom diary for two weeks.
The measures 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 with more prominent psychological difficulties and QoL impairment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pletikosić Tončić, Sanda& Tkalčić, Mladenka. 2017. A Measure of Suffering in relation to Anxiety and Quality of Life in IBS Patients: Preliminary Results. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134691
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pletikosić Tončić, Sanda& Tkalčić, Mladenka. A Measure of Suffering in relation to Anxiety and Quality of Life in IBS Patients: Preliminary Results. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134691
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pletikosić Tončić, Sanda& Tkalčić, Mladenka. A Measure of Suffering in relation to Anxiety and Quality of Life in IBS Patients: Preliminary Results. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134691
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1134691