Open AccessAssociations of Abdominal Pain and Psychosocial Distress Measures With Health-Related Quality-of-Life in Pediatric Healthy Controls and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Author(s) -
John M. Hollier,
Danita I. Czyzewski,
Mariella M. Self,
Yan Liu,
Erica M. Weidler,
Miranda A.L. van Tilburg,
James W. Varni,
Robert J. Shulman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.141
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1539-2031
pISSN - 0192-0790
DOI - 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001373
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , psychosocial , distress , quality of life (healthcare) , abdominal pain , psychological distress , psychiatry , physical therapy , anxiety , clinical psychology , nursing
Children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have lower health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) than healthy controls (HC). Abdominal pain and psychosocial distress are negatively associated with HRQOL, although their relative effect is unclear.