Well-being and flourishing mental health in adults with inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis in Manitoba, Canada: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Among people with immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID), including multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) most research has focused on mental illness rather than on mental health. We assessed dimensions of mental health among persons with IMID and compared them across IMID. We also evaluated demographic and clinical characteristics associated with flourishing mental health.

Design

Participants: Adults with an IMID (MS, 239; IBD, 225; RA 134; total 598) who were participating in a cohort study.

Setting

Tertiary care centre in Manitoba, Canada.

Primary outcome measure

Participants completed the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (MHC-SF), which measures emotional, psychological and social well-bein

SUBMITTER: Almweisheer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277148 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature