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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pain-Related Behaviors And Pain Coping Strategies As Predictors Of Women's Daily Activities, Jeffrey Aaron Mccleary
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pain-Related Behaviors And Pain Coping Strategies As Predictors Of Women's Daily Activities, Jeffrey Aaron Mccleary
PCOM Psychology Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to discover the predictability of women's daily activities in relation to their irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) pain-related behaviors and coping styles. One hundred seventy-seven women participated in a national survey study using Rome II criteria. Recruitment occurred through medical and graduate students' list serves at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; IBS websites; women's healthcare websites; primary care and gastroenterology practices; churches, and a community center. This survey study was conducted face-to-face and via mail-in, using the Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised (Hastie, Riley III, & Fillingim, 2004; Riley III & Robinson, 1997; …