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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Health-Related Quality of Life and Stress-Related Disorders in Patients with Complicated Diverticular Disease under Conservative Management.

Tudor Mateescu, Bogdan Miutescu, Alin Nicola, Cristian Oancea, Paula Irina Barata, Cristi Tarta, Lazar Fulger, Cristian Paleru

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The DIVIPACT cohort profile: Evaluating the impact of colonic diverticulosis on daily life.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tudor MateescuDepartment of General Surgery, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Bogdan MiutescuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5336-5789
Alin NicolaDoctoral School, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Cristian OanceaCenter for Research and Innovation in Precision Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2083-0581
Paula Irina BarataCenter for Research and Innovation in Precision Medicine of Respiratory Diseases, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Cristi TartaDepartment of General Surgery, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1772-3910
Lazar FulgerDepartment of General Surgery, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Cristian PaleruDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bulevardul Eroii Sanitari 8, 050474 Bucuresti, Romania.
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diverticular disease is a common gastrointestinal disorder with increasing prevalence in advanced age. This study aimed to investigate the impact of age and complexity of diverticulitis on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and stress-related disorders. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 patients, including adults (18-64 years) with complicated diverticular disease, the elderly (≥65 years) with complicated diverticular disease, and a control group with uncomplicated symptomatic diverticular disease. HRQoL and stress-related disorders were assessed using the SF-36, GIQLI, HADS, and PHQ-9 questionnaires at baseline and six months after the initial episode of diverticulitis. At diagnosis, the adult group had significantly lower mean physical and mental scores compared with the elderly and control groups (

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diverticular diseaseshealth-related quality of lifepsychological stressquality of life

Identifiers

PMID37239668
PMCPMC10217835
OpenAlexW4376138278

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