Unmet Psychosocial Needs of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Ulcerative Colitis: Results from the Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study in Korea

Autor: Jung Rock Moon, Chang Kyun Lee, Sung Noh Hong, Jong Pil Im, Byong Duk Ye, Jae Myung Cha, Sung-Ae Jung, Kang-Moon Lee, Dong Il Park, Yoon Tae Jeen, Young Sook Park, Jae Hee Cheon, Hyesung Kim, BoJeong Seo, Youngdoe Kim, Hyo Jong Kim, the MOSAIK study group of the Korean Association for Study of Intestinal Diseases
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Gut and Liver, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 459-467 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1976-2283
DOI: 10.5009/gnl19107
Popis: Background/Aims: Limited data are available regarding psychosocial distress at the time of diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated the psychosocial burden and factors related to poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) among patients newly diagnosed with moderate-to-severe UC who were affiliated with the nationwide prospective cohort study. Methods: Within the first 4 weeks of UC diagnosis, all patients were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), and 12-Item Short Form (SF-12) health survey. A multiple linear regression model was used to identify factors associated with HRQL. Results: Between August 2014 and February 2017, 355 patients completed questionnaires. Significant mood disorders requiring psychological interventions, defined by a HADS score ≥11, were identified in 16.7% (anxiety) and 20.6% (depression) of patients. Patients with severe disease were more likely to have presenteeism, loss of work productivity, and activity loss than those with moderate disease (all p
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