Alexithymia impairs quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome

Our objectives were to compare the frequency of alexithymia and the alteration of quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to determine the factors associated with alexithymia and quality of life deterioration. This is a comparative study which collected 80 IBS patients and 80 controls....

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Published in:Future science OA 2023-12, Vol.9 (10), p.FSO881-FSO881
Main Authors: Boudabbous, Mona, Issa, Ala Ben, Feki, Ines, Gdoura, Héla, Chtourou, Lassad, Moalla, Manel, Sallemi, Rim, Mnif, leila, Amouri, Ali, Masmoudi, Jaweher, Tahri, Nabil
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Language:English
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alexithymia
irritable bowel syndrome
quality of life
SF-36
TAS 20
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Summary:Our objectives were to compare the frequency of alexithymia and the alteration of quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to determine the factors associated with alexithymia and quality of life deterioration. This is a comparative study which collected 80 IBS patients and 80 controls. Quality of life was impaired in 75% of patients vs 37.5% (p 
ISSN:2056-5623
2056-5623
DOI:10.2144/fsoa-2023-0068