Attachment and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

• Published in: International journal of colorectal disease Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 1291 - 1296
• Main Authors: Agostini, Alessandro, Moretti, Marco, Calabrese, Carlo, Rizzello, Fernando, Gionchetti, Paolo, Ercolani, Mauro, Campieri, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Care and treatment; Cross-Sectional Studies; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Humans; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - psychology; Internal Medicine; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Original Article; Proctology; Psychometrics; Quality of Life; Social aspects; Surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Ulcerative colitis; Young Adult; Inflammatory bowel disease; Attachment; Quality of life

Purpose Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disorders affecting psychological well-being, quality of life (QOL), social interactions, and close interpersonal relationships of patients affected. The attachment theory provides a theoretical framework to evaluate the quality of close interper...