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Article: Anxiety but not depression determines health care-seeking behaviour in Chinese patients with dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: A population-based study

TitleAnxiety but not depression determines health care-seeking behaviour in Chinese patients with dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: A population-based study
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Issue Date2002
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/APT
Citation
Alimentary Pharmacology And Therapeutics, 2002, v. 16 n. 12, p. 2081-2088 How to Cite?
AbstractAims: To study the prevalence of dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome and the effects of co-existing anxiety and depression on health care utilization by a population survey in Chinese. Methods: Ethnic Chinese households were invited to participate in a telephone survey using a validated bowel symptom questionnaire and the hospital anxiety and depression scale. Gastrointestinal symptoms were classified as dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome according to the Rome I criteria and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease by the presence of weekly heartburn or acid regurgitation. The anxiety and depression scores were compared between patients who sought medical attention and those who did not, using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: One thousand, six hundred and forty-nine subjects completed the interview (response rate, 62%). The population prevalences of dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were 18.4%, 4.1% and 4.8%, respectively. Dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome were associated with anxiety, depression, medical consultation, sick leave and adverse effects on social life. The degree of anxiety was an independent factor associated with health care-seeking behaviour in both dyspeptics (P = 0.003) and irritable bowel syndrome patients (P = 0.036). Conclusions: Irritable bowel syndrome and dyspepsia are associated with anxiety, depression, significant social morbidity, health care utilization and days off work. Anxiety is an independent factor in determining health care utilization in patients with dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/77138
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dc.contributor.authorHu, WHCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, WMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, CLKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHui, WMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorXia, HXHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, SKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, BCYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:28:41Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:28:41Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAlimentary Pharmacology And Therapeutics, 2002, v. 16 n. 12, p. 2081-2088en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0269-2813en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/77138-
dc.description.abstractAims: To study the prevalence of dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome and the effects of co-existing anxiety and depression on health care utilization by a population survey in Chinese. Methods: Ethnic Chinese households were invited to participate in a telephone survey using a validated bowel symptom questionnaire and the hospital anxiety and depression scale. Gastrointestinal symptoms were classified as dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome according to the Rome I criteria and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease by the presence of weekly heartburn or acid regurgitation. The anxiety and depression scores were compared between patients who sought medical attention and those who did not, using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: One thousand, six hundred and forty-nine subjects completed the interview (response rate, 62%). The population prevalences of dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease were 18.4%, 4.1% and 4.8%, respectively. Dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome were associated with anxiety, depression, medical consultation, sick leave and adverse effects on social life. The degree of anxiety was an independent factor associated with health care-seeking behaviour in both dyspeptics (P = 0.003) and irritable bowel syndrome patients (P = 0.036). Conclusions: Irritable bowel syndrome and dyspepsia are associated with anxiety, depression, significant social morbidity, health care utilization and days off work. Anxiety is an independent factor in determining health care utilization in patients with dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/APTen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAlimentary Pharmacology and Therapeuticsen_HK
dc.rightsAlimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAnxiety Disorders - ethnologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshColonic Diseases, Functional - ethnology - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDepressive Disorder - ethnologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDyspepsia - ethnology - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Services - utilizationen_HK
dc.subject.meshHealth Surveysen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshInterpersonal Relationsen_HK
dc.subject.meshLogistic Modelsen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshPatient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology - psychologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_HK
dc.subject.meshPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_HK
dc.subject.meshSick Leave - statistics & numerical dataen_HK
dc.titleAnxiety but not depression determines health care-seeking behaviour in Chinese patients with dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: A population-based studyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0269-2813&volume=16&spage=2081&epage=2088&date=2002&atitle=Anxiety+but+not+depression+determines+health+care-seeking+behaviour+in+Chinese+patients+with+dyspepsia+and+irritable+bowel+syndrome:+a+population-based+studyen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLam, CLK: clklam@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01377.xen_HK
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