The interrelation between anxiety and quality of life among patients with ulcerative colitis in remission.
Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 46(10): 747-753, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine if anxiety and depression are associated with a lower QoL in patients with UC in remission. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We included consecutive patients with a previously confirmed diagnosis of UC in remission for at least 12 months and who answered complete questionnaires IBDQ-32, HAD. Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics were obtained. We performed non-parametric tests, and correlations between HADS and IBDQ-32 were analyzed using Spearman's correlation coefficient (r). A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.RESULTS:
Among 124 patients, 65% were men, with a median evolution of UC of 10 years (IQR 5-79 years). Prevalence for anxiety was 15.3% and 2.4% for depression. Global QoL was 192 (IQR 175-208). Lower QoL was associated with anxiety (p=0.002) and depression (p=0.013). Depression represented lower QoL at the digestive level than no depression (p=0.04). Anxiety negatively correlated with QoL (r=-0.54; p<0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Anxiety is frequent in patients with UC in remission; therefore, timely diagnosis and treatment must be implemented to improve QoL.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Colite Ulcerativa
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Es
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article