IMPACT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME UPON PSYCHOSOCIAL STATUS OF THE CLIENTS

Baqer Hassan, Huda

	IMPACT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME UPON PSYCHOSOCIAL STATUS OF THE CLIENTS
AL-TAQANI
Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 17-26
Author
Huda Baqer Hassan
Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain with diarrhea and/or constipation. Chronic and recurring symptoms of IBS can disrupt personal and professional activities, upset emotional well-being and limit individual potential. Design of the study: Descriptive analytical design of the study starting from July 8th 2008 to the April 29th 2009 in order to identify the impact of IBS upon psychosocial status of clients. Setting of the Study: The present study was carried out in the Gastroenterology and Liver Disease Hospital (G&LDH) in Baghdad on150 adult's clients who have IBS. The study Instrument: The questionnaire was composed of two parts and introductory page that invite the subjects to participate in the study. Part I: Socio- Demographic Information Sheet Part II: Used three domains from Short-form 36 Version II, which included: Role emotion, social functioning, and mental health domains. Results: The findings of the present study Indicated that the majority (66%) of them were female (26.7%) at 28-37 years old, (62%). The Psychosocial factors which affected on clients with IBS presented that the 72% of them have a problem in accomplished their regular daily activities, 18.7% of them have quite a bit problems which interfered with their social activities Conclusion: IBS client a negative impact on the psychosocial status for female and male groups, older clients with IBS have a problems in psychosocial status than younger, continuous married of IBS clients batter than widowed clients in psychosocial status.

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