Psycho-neuro-endocrine-immune modulation through the brain-gut axis likely has a key role
in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The brain-gut axis involves …

Background Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with a substantial healthcare burden that
affects the patient, healthcare systems and society in general. Aim To provide a systematic …

Most studies of depression and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been drawn from
clinical populations or from samples selected from the membership of Crohn's and ulcerative …

Background The importance of fatigue in chronic disease has been increasingly recognized;
however, little is known about fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the …

Background & Aims: We aimed to assess the relationship of disease type and disease
activity with psychological functioning and quality of life (QOL) in a population-based cohort …

Background: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disorder. Both
biological and psychosocial factors may modulate the illness experience. Aim: The aim of …

Background: The aim was to assess quality of life (QOL) and psychological functioning in
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as related to patterns of disease activity over time …

Background The effect of different sociodemographic and clinical variables on the health-
related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is currently …

AIM: To investigate the association between malnutrition and quality of life in patients with
benign gastrointestinal disease. METHODS: Two hundred patients (104 wellnourished and …

Objective Ocular diseases markedly impair daily function. In Graves' orbitopathy (GO), an
associated psychosocial burden is present due to disfiguring proptosis and/or diplopia …