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SUBMITTER: Guadagnoli L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625837 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guadagnoli Livia L Mutlu Ece A EA Doerfler Bethany B Ibrahim Ammoura A Brenner Darren D Taft Tiffany H TH
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 20190321 8
<h4>Background</h4>Food-related quality of life (FRQoL) evaluates the impact of diet, eating behaviors, and food-related anxiety on a person's quality of life. This is the first study to evaluate FRQoL in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), two illnesses where food and diet are of importance.<h4>Methods</h4>One hundred seventy-five participants (80 IBS, 95 IBD) participated in the study by completing measures evaluating FRQoL, psychological distress, and health-r ...[more]