Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome has significant impacts on the quality of life (QOL) but IBS subtypes may be different in QOL. This study aimed to assess QOL in IBS subtypes and also two prevalent questionnaires applied to evaluate the QOL in IBS. Materials and Methods: In this case-control s...

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Main Authors: Raika Jamali, Mostafa Raisi, Mohammad Matini, Alireza Moravveji, Abdollah Omidi, Jaleh Amini
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=75;epage=75;aulast=Jamali
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author Raika Jamali
Mostafa Raisi
Mohammad Matini
Alireza Moravveji
Abdollah Omidi
Jaleh Amini
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Mostafa Raisi
Mohammad Matini
Alireza Moravveji
Abdollah Omidi
Jaleh Amini
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description Background: Irritable bowel syndrome has significant impacts on the quality of life (QOL) but IBS subtypes may be different in QOL. This study aimed to assess QOL in IBS subtypes and also two prevalent questionnaires applied to evaluate the QOL in IBS. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study conducted in Kashan in 2010-2013. One hundred and eighty- eight patients with IBS with 215 of non-IBS patients were included in the baseline. Subjects divided into three subtypes based on symptoms of diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), constipation-predominant (IBS-C) and IBS with mixed bowel habits (IBS-M) and in each subtype were 42, 62 and 84 patients, respectively. All IBS subjects completed questionnaires containing the disease-specific QOL for IBS (IBSQOL), World Health Organization QOL Assessment-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and IBS severity scores (IBSSS). The non-IBS subjects completed the WHOQOL-BREF only. Results: Mean scores of IBSQOL in person with subtypes of IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M were 74.34 ± 19.01, 76.77 ± 22.91 and 73.15 ± 26.51, respectively which was not significantly different (P value = 0.507). As well as mean scores of WHOQOL-BREF in person with subtypes of IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M were 81.01 ± 16.23, 88.32 ± 15.66, and 82.65 ± 16.67, respectively, which were not significantly different (P value = 0.412) but mean scores of WHOQOL-BREF in non-IBS subjects was 89.53 ± 11.71 which was significantly different from IBS subjects (P value = 0.022). Strong positive relationship between two instruments was shown (r = 0.826 when P < 0.05). Conclusions: The WHOQOL-BREF instrument showed poorer QOL in IBS patients. The QOL was not different significantly among IBS-M, IBS-C, and IBS-D subtypes. We found that WHOQOL-BREF instrument strongly correlate with QOLIBS instrument.
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spelling doaj.art-da211b5e391143f1975acdeafb254ea52022-12-21T19:56:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAdvanced Biomedical Research2277-91752277-91752015-01-0141757510.4103/2277-9175.153902Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control studyRaika JamaliMostafa RaisiMohammad MatiniAlireza MoravvejiAbdollah OmidiJaleh AminiBackground: Irritable bowel syndrome has significant impacts on the quality of life (QOL) but IBS subtypes may be different in QOL. This study aimed to assess QOL in IBS subtypes and also two prevalent questionnaires applied to evaluate the QOL in IBS. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study conducted in Kashan in 2010-2013. One hundred and eighty- eight patients with IBS with 215 of non-IBS patients were included in the baseline. Subjects divided into three subtypes based on symptoms of diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), constipation-predominant (IBS-C) and IBS with mixed bowel habits (IBS-M) and in each subtype were 42, 62 and 84 patients, respectively. All IBS subjects completed questionnaires containing the disease-specific QOL for IBS (IBSQOL), World Health Organization QOL Assessment-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and IBS severity scores (IBSSS). The non-IBS subjects completed the WHOQOL-BREF only. Results: Mean scores of IBSQOL in person with subtypes of IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M were 74.34 ± 19.01, 76.77 ± 22.91 and 73.15 ± 26.51, respectively which was not significantly different (P value = 0.507). As well as mean scores of WHOQOL-BREF in person with subtypes of IBS-D, IBS-C and IBS-M were 81.01 ± 16.23, 88.32 ± 15.66, and 82.65 ± 16.67, respectively, which were not significantly different (P value = 0.412) but mean scores of WHOQOL-BREF in non-IBS subjects was 89.53 ± 11.71 which was significantly different from IBS subjects (P value = 0.022). Strong positive relationship between two instruments was shown (r = 0.826 when P < 0.05). Conclusions: The WHOQOL-BREF instrument showed poorer QOL in IBS patients. The QOL was not different significantly among IBS-M, IBS-C, and IBS-D subtypes. We found that WHOQOL-BREF instrument strongly correlate with QOLIBS instrument.http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=75;epage=75;aulast=JamaliIrritable bowel syndromeirritable bowel syndrome subtypesQOL for IBS questionnaire quality of lifeWorld Health Organization quality of life Assessment-BREF questionnaire
spellingShingle Raika Jamali
Mostafa Raisi
Mohammad Matini
Alireza Moravveji
Abdollah Omidi
Jaleh Amini
Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study
Advanced Biomedical Research
Irritable bowel syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome subtypes
QOL for IBS questionnaire
quality of life
World Health Organization quality of life Assessment-BREF questionnaire
title Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study
title_full Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study
title_fullStr Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study
title_full_unstemmed Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study
title_short Health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients, Kashan, Iran: A case control study
title_sort health related quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome patients kashan iran a case control study
topic Irritable bowel syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome subtypes
QOL for IBS questionnaire
quality of life
World Health Organization quality of life Assessment-BREF questionnaire
url http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=75;epage=75;aulast=Jamali
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