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Title: | A study of sociodemographic factors and anxiety: depressive disorders among irritable bowel syndrome patients |
Author: | Hiam F. Elsaied, Khaled S. Sherra, El-Hassanin M. Mahmoud and Mohamad A. Ebrahim |
Abstract: |
Background
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent functional gastrointestinal
disorder. Psychiatric disorders are common among IBS patients and it differs
among different cultures. This study was carried out to assess
sociodemographic variables and determine the magnitude of anxiety–depressive
disorders among IBS patients for proper management.
Patients and methods
In a cross-sectional study, 73 IBS patients were diagnosed (using the criteria of
Rome III) from among 400 serial patents attending the gastroenterology clinic at
Islamic University Medical Centre (IUMC), Al-Medina Almounawarrha, KSA, in the
period from January to December 2015 and were assessed for sociodemographic
variables and anxiety–depressive disorders by psychometric tests, the Arabic
version of ‘Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale’ and ‘Beck Depression Inventory
Scale’, compared with 73 non-IBS patients.
Results
Of400patientswhoparticipated in this study,73(18.25%)werediagnosedwith IBSand
327 (81.75%) were non-IBS patients. In terms of sociodemographic data, IBS patients
were matched with non-IBS patients for age, race (different races from different
countries), and living condition. Female sex was predominant as regard sex, family
history of IBS, emotional stress and traveler’s diarrhea with statistically significant
difference. These variables were statistically significant in our study. In terms of lifestyle
factors, both groups were matched for smoking and caffeine intake, but IBS patients
experienced food hypersensitivity with a tendency to have normal body weight, and to
have poor physical exercise and poor quality of sleep with a statistically significant
difference compared with the non-IBS patients. For psychometric tests, 46 (63%) out of
73 patients were diagnosed with anxiety–depressive disorders; 16 (22%) had pure
anxiety disorders, 18 (24.6%) had depressive disorders, and 12 (26.4%) had comorbid
anxiety–depressive disorders.
Conclusion
The high prevalence of anxiety–depressive disorders among IBS patients led us to
perform a psychiatric assessment as an important part of the management plan for
IBS patients.
Keywords:
anxiety, depression, irritable bowel syndrome
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Journal: | Egypt J Psychiatr 38:97–104 |
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