title: Disability in Children and Adolescents With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia.
abstract: To compare disability and emotional health in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia, or both, patients completed the Questionnaire on Pediatric Gastrointestinal Symptoms-Rome III, childhood Functional Disability Inventory (FDI), and the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition. Patients' (age range 8-18 years, 19 IBS, 12 fibromyalgia, and 12 both) FDI scores showed greater disability than scores from historically healthy patients. Fibromyalgia (FDI 22.5 ± 12.7, P = 0.018) and patients with both (FDI 26.2 ± 13.8, P = 0.001) averaged greater disability than those with IBS (FDI 10.6 ± 7.9). Disability was correlated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Disability and psychological symptoms are important when evaluating individuals with fibromyalgia and IBS.
authors.affiliation: *Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans †Department of Statistics and Measurement, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Otu-Nyarko
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gedalia
authors.forename: Aryn C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Karpinski
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolomensky
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Hyman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires