Life Stressors in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Comparison with a Population-Based Healthy Control Group in the Czech Republic

Hana Bednarikova, Natalia Kascakova, Jana Furstova, Zuzana Zelinkova, Premysl Falt, Jozef Hasto and Peter Tavel
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Hana Bednarikova: Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University, Univerzitni 22, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Natalia Kascakova: Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University, Univerzitni 22, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Jana Furstova: Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University, Univerzitni 22, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Zuzana Zelinkova: Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University, Univerzitni 22, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Premysl Falt: 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Olomouc, I.P. Pavlova 185/6, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Jozef Hasto: Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University, Univerzitni 22, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Peter Tavel: Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University, Univerzitni 22, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Stress has been suggested to play a potential role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis, but studies focussing on the occurrence of specific life stress events among IBD patients are scarce. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the association between various life stress events and IBD. Methods: Patients with IBD (N = 98, mean age: 38.45, 54.1% men) were compared to a group of healthy controls (N = 405, mean age: 36.45, 58.0% men) originating from a health survey conducted on a representative population sample of Czech adults. The Life Stressor Checklist-Revised (LSC-R) was used to assess the stressors. Results: IBD patients had higher odds of reporting life stressors overall ( p < 0.001), life stressors before the age of 16 ( p < 0.004) and a higher score in traumatic stress ( p < 0.005) and interpersonal violence ( p < 0.001) when compared to the control group. Gender- and diagnosis-related differences are discussed. Conclusion: Reporting life stressors experienced during childhood or adulthood is strongly associated with IBD. This should be considered in illness management, especially in a severe course of IBD.

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; IBD; stressors; ulcerative colitis; Crohn’s disease (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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