ArticleAlimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2010
Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms and health related quality of life in female veterans.
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- Prevalence and Impact of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Systematic Review.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the Gut Microbiome: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Early adverse life events and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with constipation and suspected disordered defecation.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2022Article
- The Incidence of Sexual Dysfunction in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Sexual medicine · 2019Review
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015).Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Review
- Patients with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea have lower disease-specific quality of life than irritable bowel syndrome-constipation.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
- Associations among gut permeability, inflammatory markers, and symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.Journal of gastroenterology · 2014Article
- Psychological disorders in gastrointestinal disease: epiphenomenon, cause or consequence?Annals of gastroenterology · 2014Article
- Psychosocial determinants of irritable bowel syndrome.World journal of gastroenterology · 2012Review
- The current prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome in Asia.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe status and determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in female veterans with and without irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are unknown.
aimTo compare HRQOL in female veterans with and without IBS symptoms and examine the contribution of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety to HRQOL.
methodsA cross-sectional study of 339 female veterans. Self-report questionnaires were used to evaluate IBS symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and HRQOL.
resultsSymptoms consistent with IBS were present in 33.5% of participants. Female veterans with IBS symptoms had significant reductions in physical component score and 5 of 8 Health Related Quality of Life subscales and on 7 of 8 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality Of Life subscales than female veterans without IBS symptoms. Compared with the US general female population, female veterans had significantly lower Health Related Quality of Life physical component score and mental component scores (MCS) irrespective of IBS symptom status. Differences in the MCS score were most explained by depression, while those in the physical component score were most explained by anxiety.
conclusionsIrritable bowel syndrome symptoms in female veterans are associated with considerable reduction in HRQOL. However, female veterans, regardless of IBS symptom status, have lower HRQOL compared with the general US female population.
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