Profile of the inflammatory bowel disease patient with depressive disorders
P. R. health sci. j
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20(3): 215-220, Sept. 2001.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients attending the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and determine whether these characteristics are risk factors for the development of a depressive disorder.METHOD:
Sixty-seven patients attending the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine were assessed for the presence of depressive symptoms using a simple questionnaire (CES-D) and a detailed diagnostic evaluation (CIDI-DSM IV Module E). Age, gender, education, time of IBD diagnosis, duration of treatment, psychiatric history, treatment with corticosteroids, and activity of IBD were determined and correlated with the presence of depressive symptoms and depressive diagnosis. Study data was tabulated on Epi-Info 6.0 and it was analyzed using SPSS version 10. Univariate (includes means and frequencies), bivariate (t-student, Kruskal Wallis and Chi-square) and multivariate analyses (logistic regression) were performed.RESULTS:
Patients older than 34 years old had three times higher probability of developing a depressive disorder (p = 0.043, OR = 3.22). Patients with a psychiatric history had seven times higher probability of developing depressive disorder (p = 0.004, OR = 7).CONCLUSION:
The risk factors identified with an increased probability of developing a depressive disorder were age older than 34 years and psychiatric history.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Depressive Disorder
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Puerto Rico
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Puerto Rico/PR
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