TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PATIENTS WITH IRRITABLE-BOWEL-SYNDROME

Citation
Cp. Dancey et S. Backhouse, TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PATIENTS WITH IRRITABLE-BOWEL-SYNDROME, Journal of advanced nursing, 18(9), 1993, pp. 1443-1450
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
Journal title
ISSN journal
03092402
Volume
18
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1443 - 1450
Database
ISI
SICI code
0309-2402(1993)18:9<1443:TABUOP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This study was undertaken by sending a questionnaire to 148 people suf fering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The respondents all were m embers of the IBS Network, a national independent organization formed to help alleviate the suffering and distress of people diagnosed as ha ving irritable bowel. They were asked about their symptoms, the medica l tests they had undergone, how they felt about the treatment they rec eived, and how IBS affected their lives. The study found that IBS affe cted all aspects of their lives: work, leisure, travel and relationshi ps. Sufferers indicated that they felt they would have coped better if they had been provided with more information about IBS, its possible causes and treatment, and greater sensitivity from members of the medi cal profession in dealing with them.