How do psychological variables influence coping strategies in inflammatory bowel disease?
Author(s) -
Marta Iglesias–Rey,
Manuel Barreirode Acosta,
Francisco CaamañoIsorna,
Isabel Vázquez,
Aurelio Lorenzo González,
Björn Lindkvist,
J. Enrique DomínguezMuñoz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.09.017
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , medicine , anxiety , hospital anxiety and depression scale , clinical psychology , avoidance coping , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , psychiatry
Adjusting to chronic disease is a complex process and one that, in the case of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has received very little attention. The objectives of this study were to identify coping strategies used by patients with IBD and to explore how these strategies are related to psychological characteristics.
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