Proactive Screening for Psychosocial Risk Factors in Moderate to Severe Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Pred...
Published in Neuroenterology
Introduction. Because psychosocial factors are strongly related to IBS symptom severity, there is a need to identify high risk patients before their condition worsens. This study assessed the ability of seven "psychosocial alarm variables" to predict IBS symptom severity. Methods. Eighty two Rome-diagnosed IBS patients (Mean age = 46 yrs, Female = ...
