Systematic review: the role of psychological stress in inflammatory bowel disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological stress is a possible factor in the disease course and poor psychosocial outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Understanding the exact relationship between stress and health has been hampered by methodological issues and how stress has been defined and measured.

Aims

To explore the association between stress and disease outcomes, investigate the impact of stress on psychosocial outcomes, and evaluate the efficacy of interventions in reducing stress for people with IBD METHODS: We performed a systematic review, searching Medline, CINAHL, Embase and PsycInfo databases on 21 January 2021. We included prospective studies that recruited people with IBD who were aged 16 or over and that measured psychological stress or distress. Analyses included Cr

SUBMITTER: Black J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9825851 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature