Coping characters of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
- VernacularTitle:肠易激综合征患者的应付特征
- Author:
Jianqin HE
;
Weian WANG
;
Pinjin HU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Irritable bowel syndrome;
Coping characters;
Life event
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestion
2001;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the coping characters in patients with irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) by measuring the scores of life events, characteristic copings and coping styles. Methods Compared with those in health controls and peptic ulcer(PU) patients, Life Event Scale and Coping Style Questionnaire were used to evaluate 41 consecutive patients with IBS. Results IBS had a higher score of negative life events (43.92? 5.75 )than health controls (23.45?2.73, P =0.025) and PU(25.43?2.98, P =0.035). IBS also had a higher score of negative coping styles(40.79?8.01) than health controls (35.52?7.60, P =0.010) and PU(36.41?8.41, P =0.045). There was significant difference between IBS and health controls in the coping styles for fancying and withdrawal( P
