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The role of stressful life events in duodenal ulcer recurrence: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Magni Guido,
Borgherini Giuseppe,
Zennaro Alessandra,
Muscara Agostino,
Mario Francesco Di
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199409)50:5<711::aid-jclp2270500507>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - duodenal ulcer , prospective cohort study , medicine , psychology , endoscopy , gastroenterology
This study prospectively assessed whether stressful life events (LE) were predictive of duodenal ulcer (DU) recurrence during remission of disease. We administered Paykel's Interview for Recent Life Events to 80 patients to assess events that occurred 12 months prior to the first interview and again 6 to 12 months later for LE that occurred during the interval. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy detected DU recurrence in 11 patients. Prospective data analysis showed no significant difference in LE between relapsing and relapse‐free groups, whereas retrospective analysis showed significantly more LE ( p > .03) among relapsing patients. LE seems to have played a marginal role in DU recurrence.