The Relationship between Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Lifestyle with Depression among Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Abstract
Introduction

Precise cause of IBS is not known so far. In different researches numerous causes for this syndrome has been reported. Role of psychological factors in causing or exacerbating symptoms of this syndrome is reported in different studies. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms and life style and depression in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Materials and Methods

170 People with irritable bowel syndrome (93 females and 77 males) in a descriptive – correlation study over 4 GI clinic of Urmia city were selected by convenience sampling. Cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms questionnaire, lifestyle inventory and depression scale filled by respondents. For data analysis Matrix analysis and regression analysis were used (P=0.05).

Results

Results showed that there is a meaningful association between cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms and lifestyle associated with depression significantly (0.534). Regression analysis showed that between predictive variables factors, blame others (14.1) has greatest predictive power in depression at patient with irritable bowel syndrome. Also linear regression analysis poses lifestyle factor as a significant predictor of depression in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Conclusion

In current study the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms and life style and depression in patients with irritable bowel syndrome is confirmed, hence the importance of cognitive emotion regulation and factors related to lifestyle and the modifications in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome has revealed.
Keywords
Cognitive Emotion Regulation
Depression
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Life Style
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