scholarly journals Important relation between self-efficacy, sense of coherence, illness perceptions, depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

2020 ◽  
pp. flgastro-2020-101412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adi Eindor- Abarbanel ◽  
Timna Naftali ◽  
Nahum Ruhimovich ◽  
Ariella Bar-Gil Shitrit ◽  
Fabiana Sklerovsky-Benjaminov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
The Individual

IntroductionAnxiety and depression are common disturbances in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and were found to impact the disease course. Illness perceptions (IPs), self-efficacy (SE) and sense of coherence (SOC) are important psychological functions, used by the individual to cope with his chronic disease.Aimsto investigate the association of IP, SE and SOC on anxiety and depression among patients with IBD.Patients and methodsPatients filled questionnaires including: demographic, socioeconomic and clinical features. Depression and anxiety were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. IP, SE and SOC were assessed using the Brief Illness perception Questionnaire, IBD-SE and SOC scales.ResultsThe study sample consisted of 299 patients with IBD, median age 34.15, 63% females, 70.9% had Crohn’s disease, filled the questionnaires. In the multivariate analysis, lower results in IP, SE and SOC were found to be associated with significantly increase anxiety (OR 8.35, p<0.001; OR 4.18, p=0.001; OR 4.67, p<0.001, respectively) and depression (OR 15.8, p=0.001; OR 10.99, p=0.029; OR 6.12, p=0.014ConclusionsAnxiety and depression are associated with IP, SE and SOC in patients with IBD. Clinicians should be aware of this impact, recognise their patients’ psychological abilities to cope with the disease and improve those abilities, when needed, in order to achieve a better coping with the disease and to prevent the development of anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals P565 Illness perception as a clinical tool to detect mood disturbances (anxiety or depression) in inflammatory bowel disease patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S526-S526
Author(s):  
M L De Castro Parga ◽  
D Pereyra ◽  
L Sanromán ◽  
M Figueira ◽  
V Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Abstract Background In patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a prevalence of anxiety and/or depression of 30–35% has been reported in phases of clinical inactivity, reaching up to 60–80% in the flare-ups. Moreover, the presence of psychological comorbidity is now considered to complicate the course of IBD. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between mood disturbances and individual illness perception. Methods Patients attending our tertiary hospital IBD outpatient clinic were enrolled. They filled the “Hospital anxiety and depression scale” (HADS) and the “Brief illness perception questionnaire” (BIPQ). Sociodemographic characteristics, phenotype and clinical course of IBD were reviewed as well. Ethical approval of the study was obtained. Results A total of 201 patients were analyzed: male 102 (50.7%) female 99 (47.3%), UC 113 (56.2%), CD 88 (43.8%). The HADS prevalence of psychological pathology was 24%, (22% anxiety, 6.9% depression), and 17% patients previously were on mood medications. There were no differences between CU and EC, although EC patients tended to show more anxiety. Women had a higher prevalence of anxiety (29% vs 15.6%) and depression (9.6% vs 4.7%) than men (p=0.03 and p=0.009). Anxiety was also associated with previous IBD hospitalization (p=0.005), and depression with living alone (p=0.007). The BIPQ dimensions: consequences, concern and emotional response were statistically associated with the presence of psychological pathology, anxiety and depression (p=0.0005 each). Conclusion Mood disturbances are frequently found in IBD patients, especially among females. A negative individual illness perception of the consequences and emotions related to IBD seems to correlated strongly with the presence of anxiety and/ or depression in these patients.

scholarly journals Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 682-685
Author(s):  
Eduardo Almeida Guimarães Nogueira ◽  
Flavia Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽  
Vitor Martinez de Carvalho ◽  
Carina Telarolli ◽  
Yara Dadalti Fragoso
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Visual Analogue Pain Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Visual Analogue Pain ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACT Background: Catastrophization is a psychological aspect of pain that alters its perception and expression. Objective: To investigate the feature of catastrophization in migraine. Methods: An online survey of individuals suffering from migraine attacks at least twice a month, for at least one year was carried out. Confidentiality was assured and participants gave details of their headache (including a visual analogue pain scale) and answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Catastrophization Scale questionnaires. Results: The survey included 242 individuals with migraine attacks at least twice a month. The median scores observed in this group of individuals were 7 for pain, 11 for anxiety, 7 for depression, and 2 for catastrophization. Catastrophization had no correlation with the duration (p=0.78) or intensity (p=0.79) of the migraine. There was no correlation between catastrophization and headache frequency (p=0.91) or the monthly amount of headache medication taken (p=0.85). High scores for catastrophization (≥3.0) were identified in one third of the participants. These high scores were not associated with age, headache duration, pain severity, frequency of attacks, or traits of depression or anxiety. There was a moderate association between both depression and anxiety traits with catastrophization. Conclusions: Catastrophization seems to be a trait of the individual and appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the migraine.

scholarly journals Association between Illness Perception and Emotional Status in Iranian Patients after Heart Transplantation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazila Shahmansouri ◽  
Mehrdad Salehi ◽  
Ali Reza Bakhshandeh ◽  
Roya Sattarzadeh Badkoubeh ◽  
Masoumeh Lotfi-Tokaldani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Emotional Status ◽  
Psychological Issue ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Population

Background: Heart transplantation is a major procedure which imposes high emotional stress on patients. Illness perception (IP) is a psychological issue which affects psychological adjustment after transplantation. This study aimed to investigate the association between IP and emotional status in Iranian post-heart transplantation patients. Methods: The present cross-sectional study, conducted between 2018 and 2019 in Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran, recruited 121 post-heart transplantation patients. IP was measured using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), and emotional status was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The association between IP and depression/anxiety was assessed. Results: Men comprised 80.2% of the study population. The mean age of the participants was 43.9±12.95 years. Definite caseness for depression and anxiety was reported in 11.6% and 18.2% of the participants, respectively. The median score of IP was 55. The association between anxiety and IP in total IP and the 3 dimensions of IP was statically significant (P=0.015, P=0.018, P=0.002, and P=0.023 for the cognition, emotion, and understanding dimensions and the total IPQ, respectively). Additionally, the association between depression and IP was significant (P=0.001, P=0.029, and P=0.002 for the cognition and emotion dimensions and the total IPQ, correspondingly, except for the understanding dimension). Furthermore, lower levels of anxiety in the patients showed a greater impact on IP than did depression. Conclusion: There was a significant association between IP and depression and anxiety in our study population. Therefore, the diagnosis and management of anxiety and depression in heart transplantation patients may improve IP. The cross-sectional design of the present study precluded an investigation of the causality between IP and emotional status.

Welche Erwartungen sagen postoperative Depressivität und Ängstlichkeit bei herzchirurgischen Patienten am stärksten vorher?

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte J. Auer ◽  
Tobias Kube ◽  
Johannes A. C. Laferton ◽  
Stefan Salzmann ◽  
Meike Shedden-Mora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Illness Perception ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire

Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Depressivität und Ängstlichkeit beeinträchtigen den Behandlungserfolg von herzchirurgischen Patienten. Fragestellung: Untersucht wurde, ob und wie präoperative Patientenerwartungen mit postoperativer Depressivität und Ängstlichkeit zusammenhängen und welche präoperativen Erwartungen hierbei den höchsten prädiktiven Wert haben. Methoden: 124 aortocoronare Bypass-Patienten bearbeiteten eine Woche vor der Operation einen Fragebogen, der verschiedene Aspekte von Erwartungen mischt (Positive Health Expectation Questionnaire; PHES) und einen Fragebogen, der einzelne Erwartungsaspekte getrennt erfasst (Expected Illness Perception Questionnaire, IPQ-E) und eine Woche vor sowie eine Woche nach der Operation Fragen zu ihrer Depressivität und Ängstlichkeit (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)). Ergebnisse: Postoperative Depressivität wird durch präoperative Erwartungen vorhergesagt (R2 = 0.32, F = 3.13, p = .02). Der einzig signifikante Prädiktor hierbei sind positive Gesundheitserwartungen gemessen mit dem PHES. Auch postoperative Ängstlichkeit wird durch präoperative Erwartungen vorhergesagt (R2 = 0.27, F = 2.55, p < .05). Bei der Vorhersage postoperativer Ängstlichkeit haben erwartete Konsequenzen gemessen mit dem IPQ-E den stärksten prädiktiven Wert. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Studie belegt die Relevanz von präoperativen Erwartungen bei herzchirurgischen Patienten. Interventionen, die auf die Verringerung von Depressivität herzchirurgischer Patienten abzielen, sollten den Fokus auf verschiedene Aspekte von Erwartungen legen. Bei der Verringerung postoperativer Ängstlichkeit könnten hingegen einzeln erfasste Erwartungsaspekte von Bedeutung sein.

Abstract 321: Illness Perceptions and Readiness for Discharge Are Associated with Psychological Symptoms in Cardiac Arrest Survivors with Good Neurologic Recovery

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Presciutti ◽  
Sarah M Perman ◽  
Mary M Newman ◽  
Jonathan Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Full Data ◽  
Neurologic Recovery ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire

Introduction: Understanding the development of psychological symptoms post-arrest is a major research gap. In qualitative studies, cardiac arrest survivors report being poorly equipped to face the numerous sequelae upon returning home, which could in turn exacerbate acute psychological symptoms from the initial cardiac arrest event. In this study, we examined associations between illness perceptions (i.e. cognitive and emotional appraisals of illness and recovery), readiness for discharge, and provider-patient communication with psychological symptoms in cardiac arrest survivors with good neurologic recovery. Methods: We distributed an online survey to cardiac arrest survivors who were members of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. Survivors completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS), Questionnaire for the Quality of Provider-Patient Interactions (QQPPI), PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5), and Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) which has anxiety and depression subscales. Three multiple regression models examined associations between B-IPQ, RHDS, and QQPPI scores with PCL-5 and PHQ-4 anxiety and depression sores, adjusted for age, sex, time since arrest, self-reported understanding of cardiac arrest and post-arrest symptoms at discharge, self-reported memory at discharge, functional status via the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale, pre-arrest Charlson Comorbidity Index, and income. Results: We obtained full data from 163 survivors (mean age: 50.1 years, 50.3% women, 95.5% white, mean time since arrest: 63.9 months). More threatening illness perceptions (β: .57, p < .01) and lower readiness for discharge (β: -.22, p = .01) were associated with greater posttraumatic stress symptoms. More threatening illness perceptions was associated with greater anxiety (β: .53, p < .01) and depression (β: .5, p < .01) symptoms. Conclusions: Illness perceptions and readiness for discharge were associated with psychological symptoms in cardiac arrest survivors. Future studies should examine the feasibility of in-hospital assessment of survivors’ illness perceptions, readiness for discharge, and psychological symptoms.

scholarly journals Διερεύνηση του πιθανού διαμεσολαβητικού ρόλου των πρωτεϊνών θερμικού shock ανάμεσα στο ψυχοφυσιολογικό στρες και τις οργανικές παθήσεις

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ηλίας Βλάχος
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Cytoprotective Effect ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Anxiety Levels

Objective – To investigate the hypothesis that depression and anxiety levelscould beassociatedwith theinduction of theantiapoptoticHeatShock Protein70 (HSP70) inthe colon of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD),namelyulcerativecolitis(UC)andCrohn‟sdisease(CD).Methods- 54 consecutive, hospitalized IBD patients in relapse gave theirinformed consent, filled out psychometric questionnaires [Zung DepressionRatingScale(ZDRS),SpielbergerState-TraitAnxietyInventory(STAIFormXI,IIas a state andas a trait), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)].Simultaneously, intestinal biopsies were taken to be diagnosed in a blindedmanner by two pathologists. The type and severity of inflammation wereassessedoneachsection withhematoxylin/eosinstaining.Thelocalizationandintensity of expression ofHSP70 expression were studiedimmunohistochemically.Results:31/54patientssufferedfromactiveUC,14fromCDand9wereinremission.InducibleHSP70(HSP70i)wasscarcelydetectableintheintestinalmucosa of UC and CD patients. There was statistically significant correlationbetween depression and anxiety levels and inducible HSP70 in thepolymorphonuclearcells(PMN)ofpatientswithactiveUC.Conclusion: Inducible HSP70 is clearly expressed in PMN cells of IBD patientsand in patients with active UC this finding positively correlates with thedepression and anxiety levels. Given the antiapoptotic, cytoprotective effect ofHSP70onPMNcells and thedestructiverole thatPMNcellsexertonintestinalmucosa of IBD patients, light could be shed on the psychosomatic aspect ofautoimmunityinthesediseases.

scholarly journals The catastrophization of pain is related to the patient and not to the migraine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Almeida Guimarães Nogueira ◽  
Flávia Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽  
Vitor Martinez de Carvalho ◽  
Carina Tellaroli ◽  
Yara Dadalti Fragoso
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Visual Analogue Pain Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Visual Analogue Pain ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Individual

Background: Catastrophization is a psychological aspect of pain that alters its perception and expression. Objective: Assess catastrophization in migraine. Design and setting: Cross-sectional observational study conducted by online survey, 2020. Method: Online survey of individuals suffering from migraine attacks at least twice a month, for at least one year. Confidentiality was assured. The participant gave details of his/her headache (including via a visual analogue pain scale) and answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Catastrophization Scale questionnaires. Results: The survey identified 242 individuals with migraine attacks at least twice a month. The median scores observed in this group of individuals were 7 for pain, 11 for anxiety, 7 for depression and 2 for catastrophization. Catastrophization had no correlation with the duration or intensity of migraine pain. There was no correlation between catastrophization and headache frequency or the monthly amount of headache medication taken. High scores for catastrophization were identified in one third of the participants. High scores were not associated with age, headache duration, pain severity, frequency of attacks or traits of depression or anxiety. There was a moderate association between both depression and anxiety traits with catastrophization. Conclusion: Catastrophization seems to be a trait of the individual and appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the migraine.

scholarly journals Ομαδική ψυχοεκπαιδευτική παρέμβαση σε ασθενείς με διαβήτη τύπου ΙΙ με στόχο τη βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής τους

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Φλωρεντία Μπακομήτρου
Keyword(s):  
Illness Perception ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
Family Behavior ◽  
Diabetes Family

Σκοπός της έρευνας αυτής είναι η αξιολόγηση ενός προγράμματος ομαδικής ψυχοεκπαίδευσης που εφαρμόστηκε σε ασθενείς με Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη τύπου 2 (ΣΔτ2). Εξήντα ασθενείς με ΣΔτ2, οι οποίοι παρακολουθούνταν σε εξωτερική βάση στο Διαβητολογικό Κέντρο του Γ.Ν.Ν. «Άγιος Παντελεήμων», χωρίστηκαν σε τρεις ομάδες, την Ομάδα 1, την Ομάδα 2 και την Ομάδα Ελέγχου, ενώ δε διέφεραν ως προς την ηλικία, το βάρος, το Δείκτη Μάζας Σώματος, τη διάρκεια του ΣΔτ2, τη ληφθείσα αγωγή και τη Γλυκοζυλιωμένη Αιμοσφαιρίνη (HbA1c) πριν την παρέμβαση. Τα ψυχομετρικά εργαλεία που χορηγήθηκαν στους συμμετέχοντες ήταν τα ακόλουθα: ένα αυτοσχέδιο Ερωτηματολόγιο Δημογραφικών Στοιχείων, το Ερωτηματολόγιο για την Ποιότητα Ζωής στο Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη (Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life Questionnaire, ADDQoL-19) (Bradley, 1996), το Ερωτηματολόγιο Ικανοποίησης από τη Θεραπεία στο Διαβήτη (Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire–Status and Change Versions, D.T.S.Qs.) (Bradley, 1994), η Κλίμακα Άγχους και Κατάθλιψης στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983), το Αναθεωρημένο Ερωτηματολόγιο των Αντιλήψεων για την Ασθένεια-Διαβήτης (The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire-Diabetes) (Moss-Morris et al., 2002), η Κλίμακα των Εμποδίων στην Αυτο-φροντίδα του Διαβήτη (Barriers to Diabetes Self-Care Scale) (Glasgow, 1994) και η Κλίμακα Αξιολόγησης της Συμπεριφοράς της Οικογένειας απέναντι στο Σακχαρώδη Διαβήτη (Diabetes Family Behavior Checklist-DFBC) (Schafer, McCaul & Glasgow, 1986). Παράλληλα, υπολογίστηκε και ο βιοχημικός δείκτης της Γλυκοζυλιωμένης Αιμοσφαιρίνης (HbA1c). Η Ομάδα 1 (Ν=20) ακολούθησε ένα δομημένο πρόγραμμα ψυχο-εκπαίδευσης και ψυχοθεραπείας 15 εβδομαδιαίων συναντήσεων διάρκειας τριών ωρών, η Ομάδα 2 (Ν=20) ακολούθησε ένα πρόγραμμα ψυχο-εκπαίδευσης 5 εβδομαδιαίων συναντήσεων διάρκειας τριών ωρών, ενώ η Ομάδα Ελέγχου (Ν=20) συμμετείχε στην κλασική ιατρική εξέταση και δεν ακολούθησε κανένα πρόγραμμα ψυχολογικής παρέμβασης. Οι ασθενείς των τριών ομάδων συμμετείχαν και σε μια συνάντηση επανελέγχου 3 μήνες μετά την ολοκλήρωση της παρέμβασης. Σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα της παρούσας έρευνας φάνηκε ότι η ομαδική ψυχολογική παρέμβαση (πρόγραμμα ψυχο-εκπαίδευσης και ψυχοθεραπείας ή αποκλειστικά πρόγραμμα ψυχο-εκπαίδευσης) επέδρασε θετικά στη γλυκαιμική ρύθμιση (Γλυκοζυλιωμένη Αιμοσφαιρίνη-HbA1c) των ατόμων με ΣΔτ2, ενώ παρατηρήθηκε επιπλέον θετική επίδραση σε μια σειρά σημαντικών ψυχοκοινωνικών μεταβλητών (Ποιότητα Ζωής, Ικανοποίηση από τη θεραπεία, Άγχος, Εξέλιξη της ασθένειας (οξεία/χρόνια), Εμπόδια στη φροντίδα της διατροφής, Εμπόδια στη λήψη φαρμάκων, Συνοχή της ασθενείας, Συναισθηματικές αναπαραστάσεις). Η προαναφερθείσα θετική επίδραση διατηρήθηκε και μετά το τέλος της παρέμβασης σε αρκετές μεταβολικές και ψυχοκοινωνικές παραμέτρους. Θα πρέπει να σημειωθεί εδώ ότι οι Σχέσεις με την Οικογένεια δε φάνηκαν να επηρεάζονται από την παρέμβαση που εφαρμόστηκε στους διαβητικούς ασθενείς.

What are the illness perceptions of people with dysphonia: a pilot study

2006 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Buck ◽  
M Drinnan ◽  
J Wilson ◽  
I S Barnard
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Illness Perceptions ◽  
Illness Perception ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Vocal Performance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Illness Perception Questionnaire ◽  
The Impact

Background: Patients do not respond to treatment in a predictable manner. Individual preconceptions determine help seeking, compliance and treatment outcome, yet clinicians rarely explore these issues. The illness perception approach sees the patient as an active participant in the healthcare process.Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the illness perceptions of people with dysphonia. The subsidiary aims were to correlate the Illness Perception Questionnaire with any psychological distress identified and a self-report measure of dysphonia, and to consider any potential implications for patient management.Design: Prospective, cross-sectional observation.Setting: Primary and secondary care, two general and four community hospitals.Participants: Fifty adult patients with dysphonia due to benign disease completed three self-administered questionnaires, which investigated their illness perceptions, psychological distress and perceptions of the impact of the presenting ‘illness’.Measures: The dysphonia was categorised as being due to functional (n=40) or organic (n=10) causes. All the voices were rated by an expert listener according to the GRBAS (grade, roughness, breathiness, aesthenia, strain) scale. Participants completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Vocal Performance Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale.Results: Patients showed a wide variation in perception of causation. They had no strong perceptions about the causes, consequences or duration of the presenting dysphonia. Functional dysphonics reported greater consequences, lower perceived control and increased anxiety when compared to patients with organic dysphonia. In terms of cure/control, all patients expected treatment to be helpful but this expectancy reduced as time increased. Anxiety was more associated with functional dysphonia, however, only 17 per cent of the subjects in this group showed clinically significant levels of signs of psychological distress.Conclusions: Lay illness representations often diverge from the clinician's understanding of the presenting problem and strongly influence treatment behaviour. Early exploration of illness perceptions may enhance health behaviour and maximise the impact of intervention.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glynis Byrne ◽  
Greg Rosenfeld ◽  
Yvette Leung ◽  
Hong Qian ◽  
Julia Raudzus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Background. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are not routinely screened for depression and anxiety despite knowledge of an increased prevalence in people with chronic disease and negative effects on quality of life. Methods. Prevalence of anxiety and depression was assessed in IBD outpatients through retrospective chart review. The presence of anxiety and/or depression was determined using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 self-report questionnaires or by diagnosis through psychiatric interview. Patient demographics, disease characteristics, and medication information were also collected. Multivariable analysis was used to determine associations between patient factors and depression and anxiety. Results. 327 patient charts were reviewed. Rates of depression and anxiety were found to be 25.8% and 21.2%, with 30.3% of patients suffering from depression and/or anxiety. Disease activity was found to be significantly associated with depression and/or anxiety (p=0.01). Females were more likely to have anxiety (p=0.01). Conclusion. A significant proportion of IBD patients suffer from depression and/or anxiety. The rates of these mental illnesses would justify screening and referral for psychiatric treatment in clinics treating this population. Patients with active disease are particularly at risk for anxiety and depression.

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