Health-related quality of life, work productivity, and indirect costs among patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

JL Buono, RT Carson, NM Flores - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2017 - Springer
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects 10–15% of adults in the US, and is
associated with significant impairment in health-related quality of life (HRQoL); however …

The level and prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients with different subtypes of irritable bowel syndrome: a network meta-analysis

Z Hu, M Li, L Yao, Y Wang, E Wang, J Yuan… - BMC …, 2021 - Springer
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common functional bowel disorder.
However, the difference of depression and anxiety comorbidities among different IBS …

[HTML][HTML] Patients with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea have lower disease-specific quality of life than irritable bowel syndrome-constipation

P Singh, K Staller, K Barshop, E Dai… - World Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine effect of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) subtype on IBS-specific quality of
life (QOL) questionnaire and its subscales. METHODS: We studied IBS patients visiting our …

[HTML][HTML] The Mexican consensus on irritable bowel syndrome

R Carmona-Sánchez, ME Icaza-Chávez… - … de Gastroenterología de …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Since the publication in 2009 of the Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment
of Irritable Bowel Syndrome of the Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología (2009 …

Intestinal symptoms and psychological factors jointly affect quality of life of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

L Zhu, D Huang, L Shi, L Liang, T Xu, M Chang… - Health and Quality of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have significantly reduced quality
of life (QOL). Although intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms, as well as comorbid …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related symptom and life quality changes in women with irritable bowel syndrome

YR Tang, WW Yang, ML Liang, XY Xu… - World Journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To explore age-related changes in symptoms and quality of life (QoL) of women with
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS: Two-hundred and fifty-four female adult …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized-controlled trial examining the effects of reflexology on anxiety of patients undergoing coronary angiography

MM Vardanjani, NM Alavi, NS Razavi… - … and midwifery studies, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The anxiety reduction before coronary angiography has clinical advantages
and is one of the objectives of nursing. Reflexology is a non-invasive method that has been …

Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. A cross-sectional study in Norway

VL Michalsen, PO Vandvik, PG Farup - Health and Quality of Life …, 2015 - Springer
Background Reduced quality of life (QoL) is often the main problem for patients with irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS). This study aimed at finding predictors of reduced physical and …

A cross-sectional study of irritable bowel syndrome in nurses in China: prevalence and associated psychological and lifestyle factors

L Liu, Q Xiao, Y Zhang, S Yao - Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2014 - Springer
The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and associated factors, especially
psychological and lifestyle factors, in nurses in China have not been investigated previously …

Characterization of symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome with mixed bowel habit pattern

AM Su, W Shih, AP Presson… - Neurogastroenterology & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with mixed bowel habits (IBS‐M) is a
heterogeneous subtype with varying symptoms of constipation and diarrhea, and has not …