ReviewAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2024
The Relationship Between Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review.
Review in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Health-related quality of life in youth with chronic gastrointestinal disease following a biofeedback enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy intervention: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Trial
- Patient Identification of the most important outcomes in a gastrointestinal behavioral health program.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Article
- Social isolation to depression: the chain mediating effect of sleep duration and frailty-evidence from a Chinese nationwide cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Work Absenteeism in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Related to Patient-Reported Anxiety Levels and Disease Activity: The IBD-GO-WORK Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Patient Empowerment Among Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Parents of IBD Patients-Use of Counseling Services and Lack of Knowledge About Transition.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sex Differences Outweigh Dietary Factors in Food-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Nutrients · 2025Article
- A Case Report of Crohn's Disease with Atypical Manifestations.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is clear evidence that loneliness and social isolation have profound health consequences. Documenting the associations of loneliness and social isolation with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms, disease severity, and treatment outcomes could meaningfully improve health and quality of life in patients with IBD. PURPOSE: The purpose of this narrative review was to synthesize the empirical evidence on the associations of loneliness and social isolation with IBD symptoms, disease severity, and treatment outcomes.
methodsArticles were identified through systematic database searches. Quantitative studies that enrolled patients with IBD were included if they examined one of the following outcomes: (a) loneliness or social isolation or (b) IBD-related symptoms, disease severity, or treatment outcomes.
resultsWe identified 1,816 articles after removing duplicates. Of the 18 studies that met the inclusion criteria, 15 were cross-sectional and 3 were longitudinal. Overall, studies found that loneliness was associated with greater disease activity, functional gastrointestinal symptoms, IBD illness stigma, depressive symptoms, daily IBD symptom burden, reduced resilience, and poorer quality of life. Social isolation was associated with higher prevalence of IBD hospitalizations, premature mortality, and depression.
conclusionsFindings suggest that loneliness and social isolation are associated with poorer health and quality of life in patients with IBD. Prospective cohort studies examining the biobehavioral mechanisms accounting for the associations of loneliness and social isolation with IBD-related outcomes are needed to guide the development of psychological interventions for individuals living with IBD.
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