Because I'm happy - positive affect and its predictive value for future disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the detrimental impact of negative emotions on the clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and quality of life has been extensively investigated, evidence for a potential impact of positive emotions is scarce.

Objectives

We aim to analyse contributing factors of positive affect and their predictive value for disease course in IBD patients.

Design

In this retrospective cohort study, epidemiological, psychosocial and IBD disease characteristics of Swiss IBD cohort study patients were analysed longitudinally.

Methods

Epidemiological, psychosocial and disease characteristics were extracted from the database of the Swiss IBD cohort study. Participants' positive emotions were assessed cross-sectionally with the seven-item Marburg question

SUBMITTER: Lang BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10411285 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature