Depression influences fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease amongst other factors: a structural modelling approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Fatigue is common in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with IBD activity, sleep disturbance, anxiety and depression. The relative contribution of these factors to fatigue is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between fatigue and these factors through a novel approach using structural equation modelling.

Design

Online questionnaire circulated via three tertiary IBD centres and Crohn's Colitis Australia.

Methods

Fatigue was assessed using the Functional assessment of chronic illness measurement system fatigue subscale. Validated measures of sleep, anxiety, depression and IBD activity were included. Following correlation analyses, a structural equation model was developed for the outcome of the fatigue score.

SUBMITTER: Barnes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11369876 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature