Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety: an important factor for severity of GI symptoms and quality of life in IBS.

• Gastrointestinal (GI)-specific anxiety (GSA) has been proposed to influence symptom severity and quality of life (QOL) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI) is a recently developed, reliable and valid measure of GSA. Our aim was to evaluate the association between GSA, GI symptom severity, and QOL in IBS patients.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Gastroenterologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Adult

Aged

Analysis of Variance

Anxiety

etiology

psychology

Data Interpretation

Statistical

Depression

etiology

psychology

Female

Gastrointestinal Tract

physiopathology

Humans

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

physiopathology

psychology

Male

Middle Aged

Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Quality of Life

Questionnaires

Regression Analysis

Young Adult

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)