SynthesisDigestive diseases and sciences2022
Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Medical Staff: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Risk factors for developing irritable bowel syndrome: systematic umbrella review of reviews.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Irritable bowel syndrome among Norwegian nurses - associations with insomnia, excessive sleepiness, shift work disorder and shift work schedule.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Effects of irritable bowel syndrome and related cognitive-behavioral and occupational stress factors on the productivity and abdominal symptoms of Japanese workers: a longitudinal study.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2026Article
- Long-term exposure to constant light disrupts intestinal stem cells through sympathoexcitation-induced Wnt5a signaling inhibition.Gastroenterology report · 2025Article
- Association of rotating shift work with incident irritable bowel syndrome: a large population-based prospective cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Physicians at General Governmental Hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- Work-related problems and the psychosocial characteristics of individuals with irritable bowel syndrome: an updated literature review.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2024Review
- Psychosocial characteristics of workers with irritable bowel syndrome and its relationship with abdominal symptoms and work productivity.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
- Associations of modifiable factors with risk of irritable bowel syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2023Review
- Patterns of Systemic Disease Diagnoses among Medical Professionals in Taiwan: Statistical Analysis and Data Mining.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional digestive tract disease worldwide, with a high prevalence among medical staff. The purpose of this study is to systematically evaluate the prevalence and influencing factors of IBS in medical staff.
methodsWe searched English online databases, including PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, and EBSCOhost. The retrieval time was from database establishment to May of 2021. We screened the literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted the relevant information, and evaluated the research quality. A meta-analysis was performed using the Stata 16.0 and Review Manager 5.4.1 software.
resultsA total of 11 English studies from seven countries were included in this study, including 3,360 medical staff. The results of the meta-analysis showed an overall prevalence of IBS among medical staff of 16% [95%CI (0.15 ~ 0.17)] and that shift work (OR 2.27)), poor sleep quality (OR 4.27), and female gender (OR 2.29) are the major influencing factors of medical staff suffering from IBS.
conclusionsThe prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome among medical staff is relatively high, and hospitals can start by looking for targeted interventions from the highly related factors of IBS among medical staff such as shift work patterns, females, and poor sleep quality.
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