Cited by 85Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMicroscopic Colitis

Short-Term Stress, but Not Mucosal Healing Nor Depression Was Predictive for the Risk of Relapse in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective 12-Month Follow-up Study

Langhorst, Jost, Hofstetter, Anna, Wolfe, Fred, Häuser, Winfried·2013·Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disease. Psychological factors such as depression and stress are under debate to contribute to the risk of relapse. The impact of mucosal healing to reduce the risk of relapse had not been studied prospectively. The aim of this study was to identify whether depression and stress increase and mucosal healing reduces the risk of clinical relapse in patients with UC in clinical remission. METHODS: Patients in clinical remission were followed prospectively for 1 year, or less if they relapsed. Endoscopy and histology score and long-term perceived stress (Perceived Stress Questionnaire) were measured at baseline. Mucosal healing was defined by a Mayo Endoscopy score of 0-1. Depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and acute perceived stress (Cohen Perceived Stress Scale) were measured at baseline and after 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. A time-dependent multivariate Cox regression model determined the predictors of time to relapse. RESULTS: Seventy-five patients were included into final analysis, of which 28 (37.3%) relapsed. Short-term stress at the last visit before relapse (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01-1.10) and male gender (HR = 2.38, 95% CI = 1.01-5.61), but not baseline mucosal healing (HR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.35-2.11), baseline long-term stress (HR = 0.20, 95% CI = 0.01-3.31), and depression at the last visit before relapse (HR = 1.08, 95% CI = 0.95-1.22) were predictive for a relapse. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term stress but not depression nor mucosal healing was predictive for the risk of relapse in patients with UC in clinical remission. Larger multicentre studies are necessary to confirm our findings.

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Authors
Langhorst, J., Hofstetter, A., Wolfe, F., & Häuser, W.
Affiliations
  • University of Kansas (US)
  • Kliniken Essen-Mitte (DE)
  • Klinikum Saarbrücken (DE)
Venue
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Published
2013-10
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
2380-2386
ISSN
1078-0998 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2033892467
Cited by
85
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Microscopic Colitis
Keywords
ulcerative colitis, relapse risk
MeSH terms
Colitis, Ulcerative, Depression, Endoscopy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Recurrence, Stress, Physiological, Time Factors, Wound Healing

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