Psychological factors influence the overlap syndrome in functional gastrointestinal disorders and their effect on quality of life among firefighters in South Korea

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the predictor variables that could influence overlap syndrome in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) among firefighters in Korea. Methods Data collected from 1217 firefighters in Korea were reviewed. FGID were diagnosed according to the Rom...

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Published in:Journal of digestive diseases 2016-04, Vol.17 (4), p.236-243
Main Authors: Jang, Seung-Ho, Ryu, Han-Seung, Choi, Suck-Chei, Lee, Sang-Yeol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
depression
Depression - diagnosis
Female
Firefighters
Firefighters - psychology
functional gastrointestinal disorders
Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Diseases - psychology
Heartburn - diagnosis
Heartburn - psychology
Humans
Male
Mass Casualty Incidents - psychology
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - psychology
occupational job stress
Occupational stress
overlap syndrome
Quality of Life
Regression Analysis
Republic of Korea
Self Report
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the predictor variables that could influence overlap syndrome in functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) among firefighters in Korea. Methods Data collected from 1217 firefighters in Korea were reviewed. FGID were diagnosed according to the Rome III diagnostic criteria. Psychological factors were measured by self‐reported questionnaires. The scores for depression, anxiety, quality of life (QOL) and occupational job stress were analyzed. The correlation between psychological factors and QOL was analyzed and a stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed. Results FGID were observed in 461 (37.9%) participants. In those with FGID, functional heartburn (FH) was most common (32.2%), followed by functional dyspepsia (12.2%). Patients with overlap syndrome had the highest depression, anxiety and occupational stress score than those having non‐overlap syndrome and healthy controls, respectively (depression: F = 142.29, η2 = 0.190; anxiety: F = 88.33, η2 = 0.127; occupational stress: F = 43.68, η2 = 0.067; all P 
ISSN:1751-2972
1751-2980
DOI:10.1111/1751-2980.12330