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Relationship Between Quality of Life, Perceived Stress, and Disease Characteristics in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in Al-Madinah.
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Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a common chronic disease. Perceived stress is one of the risk factors that stimulate UC activity. Long-term clinical suffering negatively alters the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Aim This study aimed to investigate the relationship between HRQOL, perceived stress, and disease characteristics in patients with UC in Al-Madinah. Methodology Between June 2024 and September 2024, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 122 participants. The test group included 61 UC patients who visited the gastroenterology department of King Fahd Hospital, Al Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Sixty-one healthy volunteers served as controls. Data were collected from the participants through an anonymous questionnaire after their consent. The questionnaire included demographic data, a 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), a 36-item Short Form (SF-36) Survey, and UC clinical status data from the UC patients. Results The mean score of PSS was significantly greater in UC patients (19.23±5.28) than in the control group (11.21±6.644), p < 0.001. Patients with UC suffer significantly (p < 0.05) lower health-related quality of life than the control group. Ulcerative colitis patients experienced the lowest scores in the energy/fatigue (56.15±29.15) and emotional well-being domains (66.69±29.26). Sex standardized (β) (-0.308) and time since diagnosis β (0.336) were good predictors (p < 0.05) of physical functioning. Time since diagnosis β (0.401) and partial Mayo score (p Mayo) score β (-0.353) were good predictors (p < 0.05) of role limitations due to physical health. Time since diagnosis β (0.349) was a good predictor (p < 0.05) of role limitations due to emotional health. For social functioning, sex β (-0.348), smoking β (-0.314), time since diagnosis β (0.421), and extraintestinal manifestations β (-0.260) were good predictors (p < 0.05). Extraintestinal manifestations β (-0.386) were good predictors (p < 0.05) of pain. Time since diagnosis β (0.325) and p Mayo score β (-0.278) were good predictors (p < 0.05) of general health. Conclusion Patients with US had lower PSS and HRQOL domains than healthy individuals. Patients with UC experienced the lowest scores in the energy/fatigue and emotional well-being domains. Time since diagnosis, p Mayo score, extraintestinal manifestations, sex, and smoking were good predictors of many domains. This confirms the solidarity of psychological care with medical treatment in those patients.
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