Psychological distress and coping efficacy in children with disorders of gut-brain interaction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple psychological factors influence disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs). We aimed to evaluate psychological distress in Colombian schoolchildren with and without DGBIs.

Methods

We included children ages 8-18 years without organic medical conditions from largest regional public schools in Colombia. Children completed Spanish versions of Rome III diagnostic questionnaire for DGBIs, State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC), Children's Somatization Inventory (CSI), and a measure of coping efficacy. These data, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, were compared between children with DGBIs and healthy peers. Exploratory analyses investigated differences between youth with symptoms of functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) compared wi

SUBMITTER: Santucci NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature