Illness Identity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Jessica RassartCarine Van WanseeleLynn DebrunKoen MatthijsPhilip MoonsLiesbet Van BulckSeher AratLukas Van OudenhoveKoen LuyckxPublished in: International journal of behavioral medicine (2022)
Adults with IBD showed relatively high levels of engulfment. Substantial associations were observed between illness identity and patient-reported outcomes, with engulfment being the strongest, most consistent predictor.