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KMID : 0388520120240010011
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Nursing Science - Ewha Womans University
2012 Volume.24 No. 1 p.11 ~ p.21
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Frequency of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Perceived Stress, and Mental Health Among Men
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Lim Soo-Jin
Kwon Shi-Nae
Park Hyo-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to examine the frequency of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS), perceived stress, and mental health among men. Methods: This study conducted a survey to collect data on 385 men. The measurements included the Rome III criteria, the Global Assessment Recent Stress and symptom check list 90R(SCL-90R to evaluate psychological distress). Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 program by frequency, χ²-test, t-test, and ANOVA. Results: The frequency of IBS in men was 17.1%. Thirty-five men(53.0%) had mixed constipation and diarrhea subtype of IBS. Compared to the men without IBS, those with IBS reported significantly higher scores on GARS, all subscales of GARS, SCL-90R, all subscales of SCL-90R. No significant differences were observed among stress, mental health, and the IBS subtypes. Conclusion: Nursing interventions targeting men with IBS should be developed in order to reduce the associated stress and psychological distress.
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KEYWORD
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Irritable bowel syndrome, Stress, Mental health
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