Differential relationships of somatization, depression, and anxiety to severity of Crohn's disease.
Shirley RegevShmuel OdesVered Slonim-NevoMichael FrigerDoron SchwartzRuslan SergienkoRami EliakimOrly SaridPublished in: Journal of health psychology (2020)
Patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, struggle with chronic somatic symptoms that could bring about emotional distress. This study assessed the relative role of somatization, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in disease activity among 619 Crohn's patients (18-79 years; 58.3% women). Structural equation modeling revealed that somatization was the only unique predictor of disease activity beyond depression and anxiety. In addition, the effect of somatization on disease activity was stronger in men compared to women. Findings suggest that somatization represents a distinct domain of psychological distress that may play a role in the health of patients with Crohn's disease.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- sleep quality
- end stage renal disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- mental health
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- skeletal muscle
- gene expression
- risk assessment
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- dna methylation
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- middle aged
- social media
- drug induced
- copy number
- stress induced
- patient reported