Original scientific paper

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 ; Clinic of Internal Medicine with Dialysis Center, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina *
Majo Ćeško orcid.org/0000-0002-7294-9456 ; Clinic of Internal Medicine with Dialysis Center, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dragan Babić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosn i a and Herzegovina
Emil Babić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosn i a and Herzegovina
Darjan Franjić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, 88 000 Mostar, Bosn i a and Herzegovina

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

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.

Keywords

mental health; Crohn disease; infalmmatory bowel disease

Hrčak ID:

340138

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/340138

Publication date:

28.11.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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