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Does Psychological Status Influence Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ibd) And Other Chronic Gastroenterological Diseases: An Observational Cohort Prospective Study, Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole T. Moulding, Ian G. Wilson, Gerald J. Holtmann, Jane M. Andrews
Does Psychological Status Influence Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ibd) And Other Chronic Gastroenterological Diseases: An Observational Cohort Prospective Study, Antonina A. Mikocka-Walus, Deborah Turnbull, Nicole T. Moulding, Ian G. Wilson, Gerald J. Holtmann, Jane M. Andrews
Ian G Wilson
Background: Whether there is a temporal relationship between psychological problems and clinical outcomes in patients with diseases of the digestive tract has not been widely researched. Thus, our aims were 1) To observe and compare prospectively clinical outcomes in relation to psychological co-morbidity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and, 2) To test the hypothesis that patients with psychological co-morbidities are less likely to have a satisfactory response to standard treatment at 12 months. Methods: Overall, 139 patients were enrolled in this observational cohort prospective study. Over the ensuing year, …