Journal article
Partner Burden in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Studies have described the burden experienced by caregivers and next of kin to patients with diseases such as cancer. However, the burden of functional gastrointestinal disorders on partners of patients has not been determined. We aimed to quantify the degree of burden to partners of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), to describe the factors that affect the burden perceived, and to identify the areas of …
Authors
Wong RK; Drossman DA; Weinland SR; Morris CB; Leserman J; Hu Y; Kelapure R; Bangdiwala SI
Journal
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 151–155
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.cgh.2012.07.019
ISSN
1542-3565