[A model of quality of life in the patients with Crohn's disease].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the integrated impact of psychological, social, and clinical factors onto the quality of life (QOL) in the patients with Crohn's disease.


METHODS
Two hundred twenty two out-patients participated in a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in which health-related QOL (SF36), disease-specific symptoms, psychological adaptation and social support were measured. Multi-variable regression models were used to test the impact of clinical, psychological, and social factors on the patient's QOL and symptom reports.


RESULTS
The patient's symptoms and health-related QOL were significantly associated not only with disease activities, but also with the patient's psychological adaptation and the quality of social support.


CONCLUSIONS
The results strongly suggest that a psychoeducational intervention may be useful in combination with a clinical intervention to improve the patient's QOL.
Hashimoto
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Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Teikyo University.
Iwao
Y
Y
Hibi
T
T
Ueno
F
F
Miyahara
T
T
Sugita
A
A
Sakurai
T
T
Fukuhara
S
S
D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires