Relationships between Alexithymia, Emotional Control, and Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
| Autor: | Ramiro Verissimo, Rui Mota-Cardoso, Graeme J. Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Adult
Male Psychotherapist media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Inflammatory bowel disease Quality of life (healthcare) Crohn Disease Alexithymia Emotional control medicine Humans Personality In patient Affective Symptoms Applied Psychology media_common Physical health General Medicine Middle Aged Inflammatory Bowel Diseases medicine.disease Expressed Emotion Inhibition Psychological Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Chronic Disease Quality of Life Regression Analysis Colitis Ulcerative Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 67:75-80 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0348 0033-3190 |
| Popis: | Background: Although the constructs of alexithymia and emotional control have been associated with physical health, the relationship between these constructs is unclear and their influence on health-related quality of life has not been investigated previously. This study examined the relationships between alexithymia, emotional control, and quality of life in 74 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods: The subjects completed the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Emotional Expression and Control Scale (EEC), and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) for assessing quality of life. Results: The TAS-20 correlated negatively and significantly with the IBDQ global score and with subscales assessing bowel symptoms, systemic symptoms, and emotional functioning; the emotional control subscale of the EEC correlated positively and significantly with these measures. Although the TAS-20 correlated significantly and negatively with the emotional control subscale, alexithymia and quality of life scores were unrelated to subscales of the EEC assessing tendencies to either hold back or express emotions. A hierarchical stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that alexithymia and, to a lesser extent, emotional control play a role in predicting quality of life in patients with IBD. Conclusions: Alexithymia and emotional control are negatively related constructs and each construct has an independent influence on the subjective health status of patients with IBD. |
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