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- Title
A Comparison of the Coping Styles in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients and Healthy Individuals.
- Authors
Rafezi, Zohreh
- Abstract
Background: The irritable bowel syndrome is one of the widespread gastrointestinal disorders, where stress and tension play a major role in its onset, relapse, and severity. Therefore, the individuals' coping styles can have considerable effects on preventing that disorder and its deterioration. The current research was conducted in order to compare the coping styles in IBS patients and healthy individuals. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, the coping styles of 50 individuals diagnosed as IBS patients by gastroenterologists and 50 healthy individuals were compared. The data were gathered using the Lazarus and Folkman coping styles inventory and analysed via the multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The findings of the current study demonstrated that individuals with IBS used emotional-focused coping styles, including confrontation, avoidance, self-controlling, and avoidance more significantly than healthy subjects (P <0.05); they also used problem-oriented coping styles such as problem solving methods and acceptance less significantly than healthy subjects (P<0.05). Conclusion: The findings of this research generally indicate that individuals with the irritable bowel syndrome use emotional coping styles more frequently than healthy people. Therefore, by training the disorder-prone individuals in effective coping styles, the disorder and its severity can be prevented.
- Subjects
IRRITABLE colon; ANALYSIS of variance
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2018, p168
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Article