Quality of life and psychometric evaluation of patients diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome: an observational cohort study
São Paulo med. j
; 138(4): 282-286, July-Aug. 2020. tab
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| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1139706
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
Very few data are available for evaluating health-related quality of life among people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and even fewer data are available in relation to anxiety and depression status among these patients.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the quality of life, anxiety and depression status of patients with IBS. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
Observational cohort study conducted in a tertiary-care university hospital.METHODS:
Patients who had recently been diagnosed with IBS and who had been followed up for IBS-specific treatment for at least three months were included. A quality of life (QoL) survey, the Beck Anxiety Index (BAI) and the Hamilton Depression Index (HAM-D) were applied to the patients.RESULTS:
In total, 274 patients with IBS were included in the study cohort. These patients presented very high baseline scores for anxiety and depression, and very poor QoL results.CONCLUSION:
Our study showed that IBS had a very high impact on these patients, regarding their anxiety and depression levels, alongside very poor results relating to quality of life.Key words
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LILACS
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Quality of Life
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Depression
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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MEDICINA
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2020
Type:
Article