Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Coping Strategies: A Cross-sectional Study for Identifying Psychological Alarms and Factors Related to Coping in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Psychological alarms including severity of pain, functional impairment, depression, and impaired coping strategies have been correlated with (IBS); however, these attributes, particularly coping strategies, have not been well studied. The aim of this study was to assess psychological alarms, life stressors, and coping strategies of adults diagnosed with IBS. A total of 806 participants completed a self-administered survey consisting of socio-demographic data and life stressors, the Rome IV criteria to diagnose IBS, the Psychological Alarm Questionnaire, and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ 24). IBS diagnosis was established among 372 (46.15%) participants. Anxiety (OR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.35–2.45), severe pain (OR = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.42–2.63), financial life stressors (OR = 1.98; 95% CI: 1.33–2.40), and coping strategies such as reinterpretation (OR = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.39–2.68) and diversion (OR = 2.01; 95% CI: 1.05–3.89) were all significantly and independently associated with IBS diagnosis. Giving the chronic nature of IBS, future research should focus on coping as a potential treatment goal for IBS patients.

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irritable bowel syndrome psychological alarms anxiety depression stressors coping strategies

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