Stress Coping, Distress, and Health Perceptions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Community Controls

Graff, Lesley A; Walker, John R.; Clara, Ian; Lix, Lisa M.; Miller, Norine; Rogala, Linda; Rawsthorne, Patricia; Bernstein, Çharles N.

doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.529

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“…Such individuals may need to learn how to focus on those aspects of the disease that they can control to diminish any feelings of helplessness that may occur during this time. Th is may be an especially challenging task, given that Graff et al (1) found that avoidance coping tended to predominate during times when IBD was active.…”

Section: Inflammatory Bowel Diseasementioning

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“…Th is may be the critical time for considering options that may help patients deal with this stress in more adaptive ways than by simply using various avoidant coping strategies as found by Graff et al (1) . Of particular concern was the tendency to blame oneself noted among those with active IBD in their study.…”

Section: Inflammatory Bowel Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Th is challenge, however, may be especially heightened with infl ammatory bowel disease (IBD) as the disease course and symptoms fl uctuate from active to inactive periods in an unpredictable manner. In this issue, the study by Graff et al (1) provides some new and valuable insights into the manner by which disease activity and coping may be linked to quality of life among people living with IBD by examining how people with IBD with and without active disease compare with matched controls.…”

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“…A comparative analysis by Graff et al (1) that examined individuals with active or inactive IBD and those without IBD highlights the importance of considering disease activity when assessing how well patients may be adjusting psychologically to IBD. Perhaps one of the most intriguing fi ndings from this methodologically strong study was that those with inactive IBD were not only very similar to the healthy controls in terms of functioning, but they also reported signifi cantly higher wellbeing and levels of perceived control or mastery.…”

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“…In psychological terms, this contrast eff ect can lead people to evaluate their asymptomatic periods in a very positive light and accordingly experience a greater sense of perceived control simply because the standard used to make this judgment is so stressful. Indeed, Graff et al (1) found that those with inactive IBD viewed their current circumstances more optimistically than did the community sample individuals. Of course, the reverse is also possible, and when symptoms start to fl are again it may be that much more stressful because the asymptomatic period is still fresh in one ' s memory.…”

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Psychological Adjustment to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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2009

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Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of adjusting to infl ammatory bowel disease (IBD) is dealing with the fl uctuations from active to inactive phases of the disease. In this issue, Graff et al. report fi ndings from a comparative analysis of factors associated with the psychological health of participants in active and inactive IBD phases, and with matched healthy controls without IBD. Their intriguing fi ndings regarding differences in psychological adjustment between these groups suggest several possible explanations for why those with inactive IBD may enjoy a quality of life that is in some ways similar to those without IBD, and highlight the importance of control perceptions for adjustment to IBD. These results underscore the need to consider disease activity when assessing adjustment, and further suggest the need for longitudinal research into whether perceptions of control ebb and fl ow in parallel to disease activity as well as the possible role of individual differences.

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The synthesis of immobilized β‐cyclodextrin derivatives onto polyamide‐6 fabric is presented. These novel fabrics were prepared by graft‐copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto polyamide 6 fabric, using a chemical redox system K2S2O8/CuSO4·5H2O, followed by reaction of β‐cyclodextrins (CD) or monochlorotriazinyl (MCT β‐CD) with the GMA epoxy group. Some biocidal guests were complexed into CD cavity including p‐hydroxy benzoic acid, AgNO3–ethanolamine mixture, iodine, N,N‐diethyltoluamide (DETA), citronella, jasmine, and sweet basil. Characterization of the novel fabrics was done by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (IR), electron scanning microscopy (SEM), and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The biocidal activity of the grafted fabrics was tested against five strains of microorganisms. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 2586–2593, 2006

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The influence of self‐criticism on depression symptoms among ambulatory patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Considering that self-criticism is an important process in the development and maintenance of depression, and taking into account the stigma associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the present study aimed to analyse whether self-criticism exacerbates the relationships of depression symptoms with IBD symptomatology and chronic illness-related shame.The sample included 53 ambulatory IBD patients (66% females) with ages from 18 to 65. Moderation analyses were conducted using structural equation modelling. Self-criticism exacerbated the associations of depression with IBD symptoms (b = 0.01; standard error [SE] = 0.00; Z = 3.73; P < .001) and illness shame (b = 0.02; SE = 0.01; Z = 2.40; P = .016). For the same level of IBD symptomatology or chronic illness-related shame, those individuals who present more feelings of inadequacy towards the self, experience more symptoms of depression. This exacerbation effect is stronger when IBD symptomatology and chronic illness-related shame are more intense.A high self-critical IBD patient may view the illness and/or symptomatology as a flaw or error that should be self-corrected. Physicians and other health professionals should be attentive to these pathological mechanisms and should attempt to alleviate them. It may be beneficial to refer high self-critical patients to psychological care.

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Stress Coping, Distress, and Health Perceptions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Community Controls

Cited by 108 publications

References 67 publications

Psychological Adjustment to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Psychological Adjustment to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Wiring the switches: Stents for coronary stenosis after transposition repair

The influence of self‐criticism on depression symptoms among ambulatory patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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