ArticleNeurogastroenterology and motility2023
Gastrointestinal-Specific symptom anxiety in patients with gastroparesis: Relationships to symptom severity and quality of life.
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- Diagnostic Criteria and Symptom Profiles in Adult Idiopathic Gastroparesis: A Systematic Review.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Pooled it
- A bibliometric analysis of diabetic gastroparesis from 1979 to 2024.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Factors influencing subjective well-being in individuals with functional dyspepsia - a path analysis of sex and psychological factors.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the Visceral Sensitivity Index for patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The synthesis of the psychosocial and the physiological aspects of chronic digestive disease is at a crossroads.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- Positive affect longitudinally buffers the negative effect of health anxiety on gastrointestinal symptoms.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2024Article
- Scoping review: the social and emotional impacts of gastroparesis.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGastrointestinal (GI)-specific anxiety has been identified as a treatment target in irritable bowel syndrome. However, GI-specific anxiety has been understudied in other GI functional/motility disorders. Among adults with gastroparesis, we aimed to: (1) initially validate a measure of GI-specific anxiety, the Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI); and (2) evaluate the relationship between GI-specific anxiety and gastroparesis symptom severity and quality of life, compared to measures of anxiety, depression, and somatization.
methodsConsecutive adult patients (N = 100) with gastroparesis presenting for initial consultation completed a series of self-report measures including the VSI. We conducted a confirmatory factor analysis of the VSI one-factor structure and tested internal consistency and convergent validity. We then performed hierarchical linear regression analyses to explore associations between VSI and gastroparesis symptom severity and overall quality of life. KEY
resultsConfirmatory factor analysis revealed that the original VSI one-factor structure overall fit well [χ CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: The VSI is an adequate measure of GI-specific anxiety in patients with gastroparesis. Higher GI-specific anxiety was associated with increased patient-reported gastroparesis symptom severity and decreased quality of life, beyond depression/anxiety.
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