The Relationship of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Type and Activity to Psychological Functioning and Quality of Life

The Manitoba IBD Index: Evidence for a New and Simple Indicator of IBD Activity

“…Self-report measures have the advantage of being quick and easy to administer, low in cost, nonintrusive, reasonably consistent over time, and relate strongly to important clinical outcomes 13 . These measures differ in the time period assessed, with most IBD self-report measures considering very recent periods, ranging from same-day assessment to the previous two weeks (for the IBDQ).…”

“…More details on the creation of this sample are provided in an earlier report by our group 13 . Participants were similar in age and sex distribution to those with parallel duration of disease in the University of Manitoba IBD Epidemiology Database, an administrative data set which includes all those in the province with IBD, suggesting excellent representativeness of the cohort.…”

Is Iron Deficiency in the Absence of Anemia Associated With Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

“…Approximately 14% declined to take part, and another 17% could not be contacted. Complete data were obtained in the first contact from 388 of those enrolled, and they have subsequently served as the cohort, described elsewhere in detail (29). Population representativeness was assessed by comparing cohort participants to all other IBD cases diagnosed in the same time period, using a comprehensive validated data set which includes all those in the province with IBD (the University of Manitoba IBD Epidemiology Database).…”

The role of self-blame and responsibility in adjustment to inflammatory bowel disease.

“…(van der ZaagLoonen et al, 2004). Consequently, individuals with IBD commonly report distress, anxiety, depression, decreased well-being, poor quality of life, and social isolation (Dudley-Brown, 2002;Graff et al, 2006;Mackner & Crandall, 2006). Two phenomena that have received considerable interest with respect to adjustment in chronic illness populations are coping behavior (Crane & Martin, 2004;van der Zaag-Loonen et al, 2004) and causal attributions (Chaney et al, 1996;Roesch & Weiner, 2001;Taylor, Lichtman, & Wood, 1984;Weinman, Petrie, Sharpe, & Walker, 2000).…”