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Madel MB, Elefteriou F. Mechanisms Supporting the Use of Beta-Blockers for the Management of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13122887. [PMID: 34207620 PMCID: PMC8228198 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13122887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Bone represents the most common site of metastasis for breast cancer and the establishment and growth of metastatic cancer cells within the skeleton significantly reduces the quality of life of patients and their survival. The interplay between sympathetic nerves and bone cells, and its influence on the process of breast cancer bone metastasis is increasingly being recognized. Several mechanisms, all dependent on β-adrenergic receptor signaling in stromal bone cells, were shown to promote the establishment of disseminated cancer cells into the skeleton. This review provides a summary of these mechanisms in support of the therapeutic potential of β-blockers for the early management of breast cancer metastasis. Abstract The skeleton is heavily innervated by sympathetic nerves and represents a common site for breast cancer metastases, the latter being the main cause of morbidity and mortality in breast cancer patients. Progression and recurrence of breast cancer, as well as decreased overall survival in breast cancer patients, are associated with chronic stress, a condition known to stimulate sympathetic nerve outflow. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that sympathetic stimulation of β-adrenergic receptors in osteoblasts increases bone vascular density, adhesion of metastatic cancer cells to blood vessels, and their colonization of the bone microenvironment, whereas β-blockade prevented these events in mice with high endogenous sympathetic activity. These findings in preclinical models, along with clinical data from breast cancer patients receiving β-blockers, support the pathophysiological role of excess sympathetic nervous system activity in the formation of bone metastases, and the potential of commonly used, safe, and low-cost β-blockers as adjuvant therapy to improve the prognosis of bone metastases.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Lebel S, Mutsaers B, Tomei C, Leclair CS, Jones G, Petricone-Westwood D, Rutkowski N, Ta V, Trudel G, Laflamme SZ, Lavigne AA, Dinkel A. Health anxiety and illness-related fears across diverse chronic illnesses: A systematic review on conceptualization, measurement, prevalence, course, and correlates. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234124. [PMID: 32716932 PMCID: PMC7384626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic diseases commonly report fears of illness or symptoms recurring or worsening. These fears have been addressed from an illness-specific perspective (e.g., fear of cancer recurrence), a generic illness perspective (e.g., fear of progression), and a psychiatric perspective (DSM-5 illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder). The broader concept of health anxiety (HA) can also be applied to patients with a chronic disease. This review was conducted to investigate the conceptual, theoretical, measurement-overlap, and differences between these distinct perspectives. We also aimed to summarize prevalence, course, and correlates of these fears in different chronic illnesses. METHODS We used PsycINFO, PubMED, CINAHL, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and PSYNDEX to conduct a systematic review of studies pertaining to these fears in chronic illness published from January 1996 to October 2017. A total of 401 articles were retained. RESULTS There were commonalities across different conceptualizations and diseases: a high prevalence of clinical levels of fears (>20%), a stable course over time, and a deleterious impact on quality of life. Reviewed studies used definitions, models, and measures that were illness-specific, with only a minority employing a psychiatric perspective, limiting cross-disease generalizability. There appears to be some applicability of DSM-5 disorders to the experience of fear of illness/symptoms in patients with a chronic illness. While conceptualizing HA on a continuum ranging from mild and transient to severe may be appropriate, there is a lack of agreement about when the level of fear becomes 'excessive.' The definitions, models, and measures of HA across chronic illnesses involve affective, cognitive, behavioral, and perceptual features. CONCLUSIONS The concept of HA may offer a unifying conceptual perspective on the fears of illness/symptoms worsening or returning commonly experienced by those with chronic disease.
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- Sophie Lebel
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Østergaard L, Jørgensen MB, Knudsen GM. Low on energy? An energy supply-demand perspective on stress and depression. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018; 94:248-270. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Evaluation of Brain Activity Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients. Sci Rep 2018; 8:402. [PMID: 29321655 PMCID: PMC5762642 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18897-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Depression is implicated as a risk factor for the recurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are useful tools for evaluation of brain activity and a depressive state, respectively. The aim of this study was to clarify the association between brain activity or depressive symptoms and IBD using NIRS and BDNF. This study included 36 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, 32 Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, and 17 healthy controls (HC). Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) scores were determined, NIRS was performed, and serum BDNF levels were measured in all subjects. NIRS showed that the mean oxygenated hemoglobin concentration was significantly lower in the frontal lobe in the UC group than in the HC group (HC 167 ± 106 vs. UC 83.1 ± 85.3, p < 0.05). No significant difference was seen between the HC and CD groups. There were also no significant differences in CED-D scores and BDNF levels among the groups. Changes in the NIRS values of the UC group may indicate decreased brain activity and a fundamental difference between UC and CD, which are often lumped together as two types of IBD.
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An Attachment-Based Model of the Relationship Between Childhood Adversity and Somatization in Children and Adults. Psychosom Med 2017; 79:506-513. [PMID: 27941580 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE An attachment model was used to understand how maternal sensitivity and adverse childhood experiences are related to somatization. METHODS We examined maternal sensitivity at 6 and 18 months and somatization at 5 years in 292 children in a longitudinal cohort study. We next examined attachment insecurity and somatization (health anxiety, physical symptoms) in four adult cohorts: healthy primary care patients (AC1, n = 67), ulcerative colitis in remission (AC2, n = 100), hospital workers (AC3, n = 157), and paramedics (AC4, n = 188). Recall of childhood adversity was measured in AC3 and AC4. Attachment insecurity was tested as a possible mediator between childhood adversity and somatization in AC3 and AC4. RESULTS In children, there was a significant negative relationship between maternal sensitivity at 18 months and somatization at age 5 years (B = -3.52, standard error = 1.16, t = -3.02, p = .003), whereas maternal sensitivity at 6 months had no significant relationship. In adults, there were consistent, significant relationships between attachment insecurity and somatization, with the strongest findings for attachment anxiety and health anxiety (AC1, β = 0.51; AC2, β = 0.43). There was a significant indirect effect of childhood adversity on physical symptoms mediated by attachment anxiety in AC3 and AC4. CONCLUSIONS Deficits in maternal sensitivity at 18 months of age are related to the emergence of somatization by age 5 years. Adult attachment insecurity is related to somatization. Insecure attachment may partially mediate the relationship between early adversity and somatization.
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disorders of unknown aetiology which are characterized by episodes of exacerbations and remissions. There is evidence that perceived distress contributes to IBD symptom flares; anxiety and depression are frequently found in patients with the active disease. Because there is no cure, treatment has to focus on prevention of complications, induction/maintenance of remission and improvement of quality of life. Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GHT) has been used successfully in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Few experimental studies and case reports have been published for IBD; GHT increases the health-related quality of life and reduces symptoms. Additionally, GHT seems to have an immune-modulating effect and is able to augment clinical remission in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis.
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- Gabriele Moser
- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Univ. Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that significantly impacts the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). A decreased HR-QOL has been demonstrated in patients with active disease compared with patients in remission. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the role of depression and disease activity as independent factors in predicting patient's HR-QOL. METHODS Hundred and five patients with either Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) were enrolled. Disease activity was evaluated using Crohn's Disease Activity Index or Seo's Activity Index. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using Beck's Depression Inventory-II and Beck's Depression Inventory for Primary Care (BDI-PC). HR-QOL was evaluated using the Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire. Simple and multiple regressions were performed on quality of life score with demographic and clinical variables as predictors. RESULTS The prevalence of depression in our study population is 25%. In patients with both CD and UC, depression is the most significant predictor to a poor HR-QOL (in CD, P = 8.22 × 10; in UC, P = 2.02 × 10). HR-QOL is weakly affected by disease activity (in CD, P = 0.110; in UC, P = 0.00492). In CD, biological use displays positive effect on HR-QOL (P = 0.00780). In total, the proportion of variance explained by all predictors is 61% for CD and 53% for UC, whereas the depression alone explains 44% and 36%. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates the importance of depression toward the quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The diagnosis of depression should be actively sought out and treated in outpatient inflammatory bowel disease practices.
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BACKGROUND Antibodies to microbial antigens have been associated with specific diagnoses and phenotypes of inflammatory bowel disease. We evaluated the prevalence of pANCA, IgA and IgG anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies, anti-OmpC, and anti-flagellin in a large well-defined population of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) and analyzed for various clinical outcomes. METHODS Samples were collected from 391 patients with CD, 207 patients with UC, and 62 healthy controls. Patients were phenotyped using the Montreal classification. Blinded serological analyses were performed for pANCA, IgA and IgG anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies, anti-OmpC, and anti-flagellin. RESULTS In CD, increasing quantitative levels for antibodies were associated with a younger age of diagnosis, longer disease duration, increased surgeries, ileocolonic and perianal disease, and internal perforating behavior. In UC, they were associated with colectomy. An increasing number of seropositive antibodies in CD was associated with a younger age at diagnosis, increased disease duration, ileocolonic and perianal disease, internal penetrating and stricturing behavior, and increased surgeries. Multivariate analysis confirmed the association of antimicrobial antibodies with features of complicated CD and UC. CONCLUSIONS Increased serological markers are associated with a more aggressive CD phenotype and an increased need for colectomy in UC. This raises the possibility for use of these markers in patients at risk of complex disease.
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Triantafillidis JK, Merikas E, Gikas A. Psychological factors and stress in inflammatory bowel disease. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 7:225-38. [PMID: 23445232 DOI: 10.1586/egh.13.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The role of psychological distress and personality as predisposing factors for the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains controversial. Attempts to investigate the role of psychological factors in IBD exhibited rather conflicting results. Among the studies concerning the effects of stress or depression on the course of IBD, the majority suggest that stress worsened IBD, the rest giving either negative or inconclusive results. However, application of strategies, including avoidance of coping and training patients in problem solving or emotion-oriented, could influence the course of IBD. Large controlled clinical trials are needed in order to clarify the impact of psychological interventions on the quality of life and the course of disease.
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- John K Triantafillidis
- Department of Gastroenterology, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Saint Panteleimon General Hospital, Nicea, Greece.
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Maunder RG, Nolan RP, Hunter JJ, Lancee WJ, Steinhart AH, Greenberg GR. Relationship between social support and autonomic function during a stress protocol in ulcerative colitis patients in remission. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012; 18:737-42. [PMID: 21688349 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship of psychological stress to relapse in ulcerative colitis (UC) is inconsistent. This may be due to a failure to identify patient characteristics, such as social support, which moderate the transduction of stress from the central nervous system to the immune system. In this study we tested the hypothesis that social support enhances parasympathetic modulation of heart rate in UC. METHODS An indirect measure of autonomic function (heart rate variability; HRV) was measured in 108 patients with UC in remission during a standard protocol involving periods of stress, paced breathing, and relaxation. Social support was measured with the Social Support Questionnaire. RESULTS After controlling for age, which is strongly related to HRV, both satisfaction with social support (F = 5.7, significance = 0.002) and its interaction with age (F = 7.8, significance <0.001) were associated with high-frequency HRV, which measures parasympathetic modulation of heart rate. Social support was associated with higher levels of high-frequency HRV at almost all points in the stress protocol. Neither age nor social support was associated with differences in the LF/HF ratio, which measures sympathetic modulation of heart rate. CONCLUSIONS Social support is related to parasympathetic activity in UC. Given previous evidence of an antiinflammatory role for the parasympathetic nervous system, this suggests that autonomic function could serve as a mediating link between social support and reduced inflammatory activity.
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- R G Maunder
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Jaghult S, Saboonchi F, Johansson UB, Wredling R, Kapraali M. Factor structures of the Swedish Version of the RFIPC: Investigating the Validity of Measurements of IBD Patients' Worries and Concerns. Gastroenterology Res 2010; 3:191-200. [PMID: 27956996 PMCID: PMC5139715 DOI: 10.4021/gr247w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Worries and concerns of patients with IBD comprise an important negative factor in their HRQOL. The Rating Form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient Concerns (RFIPC) was developed to describe the nature and degree of the worries and concerns of IBD patients. In the original version, the specific issues of worries are divided into four separate factors. These factors provide useful information about HRQOL and the kind of worries and concerns which are most important to the patient. However, the Swedish version of the RFIPC is often scored using a single sum score, implying that all the specific issues of worries stem from a single general worry factor. The aim of this study was to validate the factor structure of the Swedish version of the RFIPC. Methods A sample consisting of 195 patients with IBD filled out the RFIPC. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to examine fit of three hypothesized models of factor structure. Spearman’s correlation and Mann-Whitney analysis were used to follow up the results. Results The single-factor model displayed poor fit indices. The four-factor model marked substantive improvement, but still remains inadequate. The final four-factor model permitting correlated error terms between some items displayed the most adequate fit. Conclusions The factorial structure of the RFIPC, as suggested in the original version, was able to be replicated with a slight modification in the Swedish version. The separate factors identified in this structure provide more detailed information about the worries and concerns of IBD patients as these components of worries are different related to HRQOL and general health.
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- Susanna Jaghult
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Medicine, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Medicine, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden; Sophiahemmet University College, Box 5605, SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Medicine, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden; Sophiahemmet University College, Box 5605, SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Medicine, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Medicine, SE-182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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Lee JH, Cheon JH, Kim ES, Chung MJ, Kang W, Kim DH, Ha YJ, Park JJ, Kim TI, Kim WH. The prevalence and clinical significance of perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis. Dig Dis Sci 2010; 55:1406-12. [PMID: 19507028 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-009-0847-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (pANCA) is a serological marker associated with various immune-mediated diseases whose clinical significance and possible diagnostic roles in ulcerative colitis (UC) are still unclear. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of pANCA expression and its association with clinical findings and disease course in Korean patients with UC. This study included 484 patients with UC who were diagnosed and treated between 1990 and 2006 at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, and were followed for at least 1 year. Clinical findings at diagnosis, disease extent, treatment modalities used, and cumulative relapse rates were analyzed and compared to pANCA expression. Of the 484 patients, 405 (83.7%) were evaluated for pANCA and were eligible for analysis. The overall pANCA prevalence was 22.1%, with a female preponderance (male, 21.5%; female, 31.6%; P < 0.05). Proctitis was more common in pANCA-negative patients (pANCA-negative, 37.6%; pANCA-positive, 25.2%, P < 0.05). UC activity index and cumulative relapse rates were higher in pANCA-positive patients. However, there were no significant differences in the cumulative probability of steroid and immunosuppressant use and operation rate between the two groups. The prevalence of pANCA expression in Korean patients with UC was relatively low compared to that in Western countries. Although UC patients with pANCA expression had more severe clinical findings at diagnosis and higher cumulative relapse rates in our study, further prospective studies are warranted to clarify whether pANCA positivity influences the initial clinical presentation or disease aggressiveness.
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- Jin Ha Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsan-no, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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Goodhand JR, Wahed M, Rampton DS. Management of stress in inflammatory bowel disease: a therapeutic option? Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 3:661-79. [PMID: 19929586 DOI: 10.1586/egh.09.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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There is increasing evidence that psychological stress and associated mood disorders are linked with, and can adversely affect the course of, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Unfortunately, owing to methodological difficulties inherent in undertaking appropriately targeted and blinded trials, there are limited high-quality data regarding the effects on IBD of interventions aimed to ameliorate stress and mood disorders. Nevertheless, patients want psychological intervention as well as conventional medical strategies. Emerging trial evidence supports the suggestion that psychologically orientated therapy may ameliorate IBD-associated mood disorders, but there are no strong data as of yet to indicate that stress management has a beneficial effect on the activity or course of IBD. As yet, which, when and how interventions targeted at psychological stress and mood disturbances should be offered to individual patients with IBD is not clear.
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- James R Goodhand
- Centre for Gastroenterology, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, 4 Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK.
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Graff LA, Walker JR, Bernstein CN. Depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease: a review of comorbidity and management. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009; 15:1105-18. [PMID: 19161177 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 385] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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While there has been a great deal of speculation over the years on the importance of emotional factors in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it is only in the last decade or so that studies with stronger designs have been available to clarify the nature of this relationship. This review considers recent evidence on the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in IBD, the role of these disorders as a risk factor for IBD onset, the degree to which they affect the course of the IBD, and the contribution of corticosteroid treatment to psychiatric symptom onset. There is evidence that anxiety and depression are more common in patients with IBD and that the symptoms of these conditions are more severe during periods of active disease. The few studies that address the issue of anxiety and depression as risk factors for IBD do not yet provide enough information to support definite conclusions. There is evidence, however, that the course of the disease is worse in depressed patients. Treatment with corticosteroids can induce mood disorders or other psychiatric symptoms. The second part of the review focuses on patient management issues for those with comorbid anxiety or depression. Practical approaches to screening are discussed, and are recommended for routine use in the IBD clinic, especially during periods of active disease. We review evidence-based pharmacological and psychological treatments for anxiety and depression and discuss practical considerations in treating these conditions in the context of IBD to facilitate overall management of the IBD patient.
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- Lesley A Graff
- Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Miehsler W, Weichselberger M, Offerlbauer-Ernst A, Dejaco C, Reinisch W, Vogelsang H, Machold K, Stamm T, Gangl A, Moser G. Which patients with IBD need psychological interventions? A controlled study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008; 14:1273-80. [PMID: 18393373 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychological distress is frequent in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Whether there is a need for psychological interventions is unknown. This study investigated the quantity and quality of the need for psychological interventions in IBD as compared to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS In all, 302 patients with IBD and 109 patients with RA answered the ADAPT questionnaire, assessing the need for psychosomatic support (physicians support) and for psychotherapy, the hospital anxiety and depression scale, the SF-36, a questionnaire on social support (SOZU-K22), and the Rating Form of IBD Patient Concerns (IBD patients only). Detailed biomedical data were also assessed. RESULTS Ninety-three patients with IBD (31%) expressed a need for psychological intervention compared to 14 patients with RA (13%; P < 0.001). Stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that anxiety (odds ratio [OR] 3.6; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.2-6.0; P < 0.001), age < or =44 years (OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.5-4.3; P < 0.001) and impaired social support (SOZU-K22 <4.20) (OR 2.0; 95% CI 1.2-3.3; P = 0.009) accounted for this difference. In IBD the need for psychosomatic (physicians) support was associated with worries and concerns about IBD and the need for psychotherapy was associated with worries and concerns about IBD, anxiety, impaired "social functioning" (SF-36), and short disease duration. CONCLUSIONS Patients with IBD express a higher need for psychological interventions than patients with RA due to greater psychosocial restrictions inherent in IBD. The need for psychological interventions was characterized by psychological factors, mainly worries about the disease and anxiety, rather than by medical variables
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- Wolfgang Miehsler
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna, Austria.
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The impact of ulcerative colitis is greater in unmarried and young patients. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY = JOURNAL CANADIEN DE GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2008; 21:715-20. [PMID: 18026574 DOI: 10.1155/2007/752823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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GOALS To determine whether the perceived impact of ulcerative colitis (UC) on activities of living (illness intrusiveness) is greater for people who are not living in a married or common-law relationship. BACKGROUND In general, social and occupational achievement is not greatly impaired by UC, yet patients, especially young adults, often have interpersonal concerns. METHODS One hundred fifty-five outpatients with UC were assessed for disease activity, and completed self-reports of marital status, income, social support and illness intrusiveness. RESULTS Fifty-one patients (32.9%) were single, separated or divorced, and 104 patients (67.1%) were married or in common-law relationships. Compared with those who were married or in common-law relationships, single or separated patients were younger, had a lower household income, had lived with UC for fewer years and were less satisfied with social support. Among 135 patients in remission, marital status was significantly associated with illness intrusiveness, controlling for age, income and perceived social support (F=5.73; P=0.02). Low social support (F=4.94; P=0.03) and younger age (F=7.24; P=0.008) were independently associated with illness intrusiveness. Single patients in remission reported illness intrusiveness of similar severity to that reported by patients with active disease. CONCLUSIONS The perceived impact of UC on the lives of patients is greater in those who are not married or living in common-law relationships. Youth, single status and lower social support commonly coexist, and exert additive effects on the functional impact of UC. Resources to improve social support should be directed toward this group of patients.
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