TY - JOUR
T1 - A model of quality of life in the patients with Crohn's disease
AU - Hashimoto, Hideki
AU - Iwao, Yasushi
AU - Hibi, Toshifumi
AU - Ueno, Fumiaki
AU - Miyahara, Toru
AU - Sugita, Akira
AU - Sakurai, Toshihiro
AU - Fukuhara, Shunichi
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - Purpose: To identify the integrated impact of psychological, social, and clinical factors onto the quality of life (QOL) in the patients with Crohn's disease. Subjects and Methods: Two hundred twenty two out-patients participated in a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in which health- related QOL (SF36), disease-specific symptoms, psychological adaptation, and social support were measured. Multi-variable regression models were used to test the impact of clinical, psychological, and social factors on the patient's QOL and symptom reports. Results: The patient's symptoms and health-related QOL were significantly associated not only with disease activities, but also with the patient's psychological adaptation and the quality of social support. Conclusion: The results strongly suggest that a psychoeducational intervention may be useful in combination with a clinical intervention to improve the patient's QOL.
AB - Purpose: To identify the integrated impact of psychological, social, and clinical factors onto the quality of life (QOL) in the patients with Crohn's disease. Subjects and Methods: Two hundred twenty two out-patients participated in a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in which health- related QOL (SF36), disease-specific symptoms, psychological adaptation, and social support were measured. Multi-variable regression models were used to test the impact of clinical, psychological, and social factors on the patient's QOL and symptom reports. Results: The patient's symptoms and health-related QOL were significantly associated not only with disease activities, but also with the patient's psychological adaptation and the quality of social support. Conclusion: The results strongly suggest that a psychoeducational intervention may be useful in combination with a clinical intervention to improve the patient's QOL.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10586601
AN - SCOPUS:0032692757
SN - 0446-6586
VL - 96
SP - 1258
EP - 1265
JO - Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
IS - 11
ER -