Quality of life in patients with irritable bowel

Cilj istraživanja: Procijeniti kako sindrom iritabilnog kolona kao funkcionalni poremećaj rada debelog crijeva utječe na kvalitetu života i svakodnevno funkcioniranje oboljelih. U istraživanju je također cilj utvrditi postoje li razlike u kvaliteti života s obzirom na: spol, dob, stupanj obrazovanja i radni status. Nacrt studije: Istraživanje je provedeno kao presječno. Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju je bilo uključeno 70 ispitanika koji boluju od sindroma iritabilnog kolona. Radi se o ispitanicima oba spola u dobi od 19 do 63 godine. Najveći dio ispitanika je u radnom odnosu te imaju završenu srednju školu. Korišten je preuzeti anketni upitnik koji se sastojao od pet pitanja zatvorenog tipa te 34 tvrdnje gdje na Likertovoj skali. Rezultati: Žene češće izbjegavaju konzumacije hrane koja pogoršava osnovnu bolest, za razliku od muškaraca (p = 0,006). Ispitanici između 50-60 godina imaju lošiju sliku o sebi za razliku od ispitanika između 40-50 godina (p = 0,03). Ispitanici sa završenom osnovnom školom imaju lošiju sliku o sebi za razliku od ispitanika sa završenom višom stručnom spremom (p = 0,05). Zaključak: Postoje razlike u kvaliteti života s obzirom na spol, dob i stupanj obrazovanja, a n razlike s obzirom na radni status nisu pronađene.Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate how the irritable bowel syndrome, as a functional disorder of the colon, affects the quality of life and the daily functioning of the patients. The aim of the study is also to determine whether there is a difference in quality of life according to gender, age, level of education and employment status. The draft of the study: The study was conducted as a cross-sectional. Examinees and Methods: 70 subjects with irritable bowel syndrome were included in the study. The subjects are of both sexes, aged 19 to 63. Most of the subjects are employed and have completed high school education. A survey questionnaire consisting of five close-ended questions and 34 statements on Likert scale were used. Results: Women are more likely to avoid food consumption that exacerbates the underlying disease than men (p = 0.006). Subjects between 50 and 60 years have a poorer self-image than the subjects between 40 and 50 years (p = 0.03). Subjects who have completed elementary school have a poorer picture of themselves than the subjects with a university degree (p = 0.05). Conclusion: There are differences in the quality of life according to gender, age and level of education, and no differences have been found in terms of employment status