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Evaluation of Psychological Aspects Among Subtypes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
CONTEXT: While some studies have found disparities between subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), others did not found such differences. AIM: This study aimed to investigate whether there are differences in psychological features between the subtypes of IBS. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross-section...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162190 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.101780 |
Sumario: | CONTEXT: While some studies have found disparities between subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), others did not found such differences. AIM: This study aimed to investigate whether there are differences in psychological features between the subtypes of IBS. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was performed on all consecutive outpatients IBS diagnosed (from Oct. 2010 to Oct. 2011) in Taleghani Hospital gastroenterology clinic, Tehran, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 153 consecutively diagnosed IBS patients (using Rome III criteria); including 80 constipation-predominant (IBS-C), 22 diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), and 51 mixed IBS (IBS-M) were asked to complete the Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL-90-R). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Pearson's chi-square test was used to compare nominal variables. One-way ANOVA was used to compare continuous variables. RESULTS: Although IBS-C patients were more suffered from psychiatric disorders, there were no statistical differences between mean score of IBS-C, IBS-D, and IBS-M patients regarding to all of SCL-90-R subscales and three global indices including Global Severity Index (GSI), Positive Symptom Distress Index (PSDI) and Positive Symptom Total (PST) (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Our finding showed that there are no different symptomatic profiles between IBS subtypes. |
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