Social Network Diversity and the Daily Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To examine the association between social network, daily inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) burden, and related cognitive factors such as loneliness and psychological well-being.

Methods

Using survey data, we compared the relationship between social network diversity and daily IBD burden with multivariable linear regression.

Results

Patients with IBD with higher social network diversity reported a lower daily IBD burden. This association was more common among those who reported a higher degree of loneliness than those with a low degree of loneliness.

Discussion

We should consider diverse social connections as an indicator of risk for higher IBD burden, especially among lonely patients.

SUBMITTER: Greene-Higgs L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10208714 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature