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ArticleBMC psychology2021

Psychological reaction to Covid-19 of Italian patients with IBD.

Mariarosaria Savarese, Greta Castellini, Salvatore Leone, Enrica Previtali, Alessandro Armuzzi, Guendalina Graffigna

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Article in BMC psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mariarosaria SavareseEngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Milano, 24, 26100, Cremona, Italy.
Greta CastelliniEngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Milano, 24, 26100, Cremona, Italy. greta.castellini@unicatt.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-1101
Salvatore LeoneAssociazione AMICI Onlus, Milan, Italy.
Enrica PrevitaliAssociazione AMICI Onlus, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro ArmuzziAssociazione AMICI Onlus, Milan, Italy.
Guendalina GraffignaEngageMinds HUB - Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Milano, 24, 26100, Cremona, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITAssociazione Italiana Vulvodinia Onlus · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on disease management and psychological status. This study explored psychological reactions to the Covid-19 emergency and IBD disease management in a sample of Italian patients.

methodsAn online questionnaire was designed to assess general concerns, psychological reaction, disease management, socio-demographics, and clinical information with validated scales and ad hoc items. A non-probabilistic purposive sample was selected, comprised patients with IBD who belonged to the Italian Association for patients with IBD (AMICI Onlus) completed the questionnaire in April 2020. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, student's T-test for independent groups, and one-way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance).

resultsOne thousand fourteen eligible questionnaires were analyzed. Italian patients with IBD appeared to be very worried about the Covid-19 emergency (60.7%) and concerned about the risks of infection (59%). Half of the sample reported medium to high-perceived stress, and 74% had low-medium coping self-efficacy levels. One third was in a state of psychological arousal. Twenty-nine percent of patients had canceled hospital appointments for fear of contracting the virus. The majority of responders believed that belonging to the Italian Association for Patients with IBD - AMICI Onlus - is useful.

conclusionsThe results revealed that this sample of Italian patients with IBD lived with medium level of stress and with inadequate coping self-efficacy regarding disease management. Accordingly, Covid-19 may affect self-management behaviors. Therefore, national and regional associations for patients with IBD, should largely support these patients in this emergency.

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COVID-19Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesHumansItalySARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesCovid-19Disease managementIBDPatient engagementPsychological outcomes

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