TABLE 2.
Disease, Health Behavior, and Psychological Characteristics by Disease State (N=37)
| Variables | Flare (n=14) | Remission (n=23) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Disease duration (in years) | 13.8 (15.1) | 7.8 (6.5) | — |
| Abdominal pain severity | 2.6 (2.6) | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.001 |
| IBDQ scores - Total | 147.6 (37.7) | 175.7 (26.1) | 0.01 |
| Bowel | 46.9 (11.7) | 58.0 (9.5) | 0.003 |
| Systemic | 20.6 (6.5) | 23.3 (6.0) | — |
| Social | 27.1 (6.4) | 31.3 (4.2) | 0.02 |
| Emotional | 53.0 (16.9) | 63.2 (11.9) | 0.04 |
| Perceived Disability Scalea | 25.6 (23.3) | 12.3 (12.1) | 0.03 |
| Body Mass Index | 28.6 (9.0) | 24.9 (4.8) | — |
| Health care utilization | |||
| Physician visitsb | 5.6 (5.9) | 4.4 (4.4) | — |
| Hospitalizationsa | 2.4 (4.2) | 2.2 (2.8) | — |
| History of surgeriesa | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) | — |
| Missed workb | 3.8 (6.9) | 1.1 (1.9) | — |
| Perceived Stress Questionnaire | 76.1 (18.7) | 65.1 (14.3) | 0.05 |
| IPQR | |||
| Chronicity | 25.2 (4.9) | 22.6 (5.0) | — |
| Personal control | 19.8 (3.5) | 23.0 (4.2) | 0.03 |
| Treatment control | 16.4 (4.5) | 18.8 (3.5) | — |
| Illness coherence | 16.4 (4.7) | 18.1 (4.7) | — |
| Cyclical nature | 14.1 (3.6) | 14.1 (2.3) | — |
| Emotional | 20.3 (5.4) | 18.0 (5.1) | — |
| Consequence | 19.6 (5.3) | 20.3 (5.1) | — |
| Digestive Diseases Acceptance Qst | |||
| Activities engagement | 43.0 (12.7) | 42.9 (7.7) | — |
| Symptom tolerance | 30.4 (8.3) | 27.7 (10.0) | — |
| Brief Symptom Inventory | 16.1 (13.7) | 6.0 (5.8) | 0.004 |
| SF-12v2 | |||
| Physical Component Summary | 47.8 (8.2) | 52.3 (3.5) | 0.03 |
| Mental Component Summary | 38.8 (12.6) | 43.5 (9.9) | — |
SD, standard deviation; IBDQ, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; IPQR, Illness Perceptions Questionnaire Revised; SF-12v2, Short Form Health Survey Version 2.
*
Statistically significant difference.
a
Related to GI symptoms only.
b
Related to GI symptoms in the past year.