Inflammatory bowel disease: effects on lifestyle.

摘要: While there has been speculation in the literature about what life with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is like, patients have not, prior to this study, asked their perceptions. This paper reports results of a study which measured impact having IBD on eight lifestyle variables. Eighty completed Inflammatory Bowel Disease Stress Index. Results showed that although relationships, school and employment, recreational activities, sexuality, psychosomatic symptomatology, body image worry was minimal, patients’ satisfaction impaired as result IBD. Rationale for discrepancy significance findings nurses are presented.