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The INSPIRE study: Are different personality traits related to disease-specific quality of life (IBDQ) in distressed patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease?

✍ Scribed by Birgitte Boye; Jorgen Jahnsen; Kjell Mokleby; Siv Leganger; Günter Jantschek; Ingrid Jantschek; Sebastian Kunzendorf; Dieter Benninghoven; Ingvard Wilhelmsen; Michael Sharpe; Svein Blomhoff; Ulrik F. Malt; Knut E A. Lundin

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 105 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 1078-0998
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20367

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✦ Synopsis

Background:

To explore the relationship between personality and disease-specific quality of life [Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)] in distressed [Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ)] patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).

Methods: Included in the study were 56 patients with UC and 54 patients with CD ranging in age from 18 to 60 years with a relapse in the previous 18 months, a UC or CD activity index Ն 4, a PSQ Ն 60, and without serious mental or other serious medical condition.

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