Open AccessHigh Levels of Psychological Resilience Associated With Less Disease Activity, Better Quality of Life, and Fewer Surgeries in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Author(s) -
Priya Sehgal,
Ryan C. Ungaro,
Carol Foltz,
Brian M. Iacoviello,
Marla Dubinsky,
Laurie Keefer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izaa196
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , crohn's disease , depression (economics) , severity of illness , psychological resilience , physical therapy , gastroenterology , psychology , nursing , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Stress and depression are risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exacerbations. It is unknown if resilience, or one's ability to recover from adversity, impacts disease course. The aim of this study was to examine the association between resilience and IBD disease activity, quality of life (QoL), and IBD-related surgeries.