Journal article
Psychosocial Factors Are More Important Than Disease Activity in Determining Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Health Status in Adults at a Celiac Disease Referral Center
Abstract
BackgroundThe relative effects of clinical and psychosocial variables on outcome in celiac disease (CD) has not previously been reported. In adult patients with (CD), we studied the relationships among demographics, psychosocial factors, and disease activity with health-related quality of life (HRQOL), health care utilization, and symptoms.MethodsAmong 101 adults newly referred to a tertiary care center with biopsy-proven CD we assessed: (a) …
Authors
Dorn SD; Hernandez L; Minaya MT; Morris CB; Hu Y; Lewis S; Leserman J; Bangdiwala SI; Green PHR; Drossman DA
Journal
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol. 55, No. 11, pp. 3154–3163
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2010
DOI
10.1007/s10620-010-1342-y
ISSN
0163-2116