Abstract
To examine the association between social network, daily inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) burden, and related cognitive factors such as loneliness and psychological well-being. Using survey data, we compared the relationship between social network diversity and daily IBD burden with multivariable linear regression. Patients with IBD with higher social network diversity reported a lower daily IBD burden. This association was more common among those who reported a higher degree of loneliness than those with a low degree of loneliness. We should consider diverse social connections as an indicator of risk for higher IBD burden, especially among lonely patients.
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