Age Differences in Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Vagal Modulation in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Autor:	Chen LJ; Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.; UW Medicine Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA, USA., Burr R; Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Cain K; Center for Biomedical Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Kamp K; Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA., Heitkemper M; Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Biological research for nursing [Biol Res Nurs] 2024 Jan; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 46-55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 23.
DOI:	10.1177/10998004231186188
Abstrakt:	Background/aims: Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often report upper gastrointestinal (GI) (e.g., nausea and heartburn), somatic, and emotional symptoms. This study seeks to examine the relationships among younger and older women with IBS and indicators of autonomic nervous system (ANS) function and daily nausea and heartburn symptoms. Methods: Women were recruited through clinics and the community. Nocturnal heart rate variability (HRV) was obtained using ambulatory electrocardiogram Holter monitors. Individual symptom severity and frequency were collected using 28-day diaries. All variables were stratified by younger (<46 years) and older (≥46 years) age groups. Results: Eighty-nine women with IBS were included in this descriptive correlation study ( n = 57 younger; n = 32 older). Older women had reduced indices of vagal activity when compared to younger women. In older women, there was an inverse correlation between nausea and vagal measures (Ln RMSSD, r = -.41, p = .026; Ln pNN50, r = -.39, p = .034). Heartburn in older women was associated with sleepiness ( r = .59, p < .001) and anger ( r = .48, p = .006). Nausea was significantly correlated with anger in the younger group ( r = .41, p = .001). There were no significant relationships between HRV indicators and nausea and heartburn in younger women. Conclusions: Age-related differences in ANS function that are associated with nausea may portend unique opportunities to better understand the vagal dysregulation in women with IBS. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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