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COVID-19 Pandemic's Effects on Disease and Psychological Outcomes of People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Portugal : A Preliminary Research
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- Trindade, Inês A., 1990- (författare)
- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Ferreira, Nuno B. (författare)
- University of Nicosia, Cyprus
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- 2020-10-12
- 2021
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. - : Oxford University Press. - 1078-0998 .- 1536-4844. ; 27:8, s. 1224-1229
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- Aims: No empirical research on the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on people living with IBD, a population known to typically present high levels of anxiety and depression and to be potentially vulnerable to COVID-19, has yet been conducted. This study aimed to explore the links between contextual variables related to the COVID-19 pandemic and disease and psychological outcomes.Methods: The sample included 124 Portuguese patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis (85.48% women) who completed self-reported measures in an online survey during April 2020.Results: Fear of contracting COVID-19 and medication adherence were both high and unrelated. About half of the sample presented moderate (37.10%) to severe (14.50%) anxiety. Normal and mild anxiety levels were at 29.80% and 18.50%, respectively. Regarding depressive symptoms, 51.60% of the sample presented normal levels, 27.40% mild severity, 16.10% moderate, and 4.8% severe. No differences were found between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients. Regression analyses showed that anxiety explained IBD symptom perception (beta = 0.29; P = 0.022); fear of contracting COVID-19 (beta = 0.35; P < 0.001) and IBD symptom perception (beta = -0.22; P = 0.009) explained depressive symptoms; and fear of contracting COVID-19 (beta = 0.41; P < 0.001), IBD symptom perception (beta = 0.26, P < 0.001), and being in isolation (beta = -0.16, P = 0.041) explained anxiety. Type of medication was not linked to these outcomes.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic does not seem to he affecting adherence to medication but seems to present relevant effects on psychological well-being. Inflammatory bowel disease health care professionals should be attentive of patients' psychological response to this pandemic and of its possible consequences on disease expression. This study additionally provided a psychometrically sound measure of fear of contracting COVID-19.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Gastroenterologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Tillämpad psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology (hsv//eng)
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- COVID-19
- inflammatory bowel disease
- medication adherence
- mental health
- pandemic
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