The relationship between health-related quality of life and resilience of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship between health-related quality of life and resilience of patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD), and provide a new entry point to improve the quality of life. Methods The general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ) and the Chinese version of Connor-Davidson mental resilience scale (CD-RISC) were used to investigate 102 patients with IBD. Results The average scores of IBDQ and CD-RISC of IBD patients were (157.6±31.7) and (62.5±15.0). Except for the correlation between the score of optimistic dimension and the social function dimension, the total score and the scores of other dimensions of IBDQ were significantly correlated with the total score and the scores of dimensions of CD-RISC(r=0.200-0.490, P<0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that tenacity, residence, moderate and severe disease severity, and disease duration with more than 10 years could significantly predict the level of health-related quality of life (β=0.319, 0.268, -0.218, -0.373, -0.260, P<0.05). Conclusion The health-related quality of life of IBD patients has a strong relationship with resilience. Health care workers can help improve health-related quality of life of the patients through fostering resilience. Key words: Inflammatory bowel diseases; Quality of life; Resilience