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https://doi.org/10.47960/2303-8616.2025.2.11.47

MENTAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Martina Bošnjak orcid.org/0000-0003-2741-8186 ; Klinika za unutarnje bolesti s centrom za dijalizu Sveučilišne kliničke bolnice Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina Fakultet zdravstvenih studija Sveučilište u Mostaru, Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina *
Majo Ćeško orcid.org/0000-0002-7294-9456 ; Klinika za unutarnje bolesti s centrom za dijalizu Sveučilišne kliničke bolnice Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina Fakultet zdravstvenih studija Sveučilište u Mostaru, Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina
Dragan Babić ; Fakultet zdravstvenih studija Sveučilišta u Mostaru, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina
Emil Babić ; Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Sveučilište u Mostaru, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina, Onkološka klinika, Sveučilišna klinička bolnica Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina
Darjan Franjić ; Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Sveučilište u Mostaru, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina, Onkološka klinika, Sveučilišna klinička bolnica Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina

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Sažetak

Objectives: To examine the mental health of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
treated with biological therapy.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients with Crohn’s disease. Two groups were included: an experimental and a control group. The experimental group consisted of 100 patients with Crohn’s disease, of whom 50 were on biological therapy and 50 were not, all treated at the Department of Gastroenterology. Participants completed instruments adapted for the research: a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), a tool designed to assess various aspects of mental health and personality.
Results: The highest proportion of women was recorded among healthy participants (71.0%), while men were most represented in the group receiving biological therapy (58.0%). A significant difference was found between genders among healthy and diseased individuals. Participants receiving biological therapy achieved significantly higher scores in the domains of Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms, Depression, and Psychoticism compared to the other groups.
Conclusion: These findings are consistent with research highlighting the connection between mental health and disease activity, suggesting the need for a holistic approach in the diagnosis and treatment of IBD.

Ključne riječi

mental health; Crohn disease; infalmmatory bowel disease

Hrčak ID:

340138

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/340138

Datum izdavanja:

28.11.2025.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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