Stress in Inflammatory Bowel disease
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Identifying factors associated with stress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IRAS ID
177193
Contact name
Peter Irving
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 12 days
Research summary
High levels of stress are common in people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Symptoms can cause fear, embarrassment and be difficult to manage for some people with IBD, particularly at diagnosis. Successful adjustment to and management of IBD is important so that people can achieve good quality of life and clinical outcomes. However, IBD clinics are not currently funded to offer support to aid adjustment and self-management. An alternative is to promote self-management through paper or online self-help manuals. However, these manuals must be developed specifically for and in collaboration with the people who need them so that issues around managing symptoms and treatment, gaining social support and adopting good coping strategies are tailored to the specific needs of the individual in order to be effective and improve quality of life.
The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of how people live with IBD, which will later inform an intervention. We will interview up to 30 people with IBD as well as up to 10 healthcare professionals in order to investigate this.REC name
London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0576
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion