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Anxiety symptoms and disease severity in children and adolescents with Crohn disease

Reigada, Laura C., Hoogendoorn, Claire J., Walsh, Lindsay C., Lai, Joanne, Szigethy, Eva, Cohen, Barry H., Bao, Ruijun, Isola, Kimberly +1 more·2015·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Children and adolescents diagnosed as having Crohn disease (CD), a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), have increased vulnerability for anxiety symptoms that may be related to disease-related processes. The aims of this article are 3-fold: to report the proportion of pediatric patients with CD whose self-reported anxiety symptoms are indicative of distress, to describe the constellation of anxiety symptoms, and to examine the relation between anxiety and disease symptoms. METHODS: Retrospective medical chart review was performed for 93 youths with CD (ages 9-18 years) who had completed the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders during their gastroenterology visit. Medical records were reviewed for demographic and disease characteristics. the Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI) was used as a measure of CD activity. RESULTS: Thirty percent of the youths reported experiencing elevated anxiety symptoms (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorder score >20), and 50% had scored above the cutoff in 1 or more anxiety domains, with school anxiety, general anxiety, and separation anxiety symptoms reported most frequently. Youth rated with moderate/severe disease activity on the HBI (n = 4) self-reported more anxiety symptoms compared with youth with inactive disease (n = 78, P = 0.03). Greater school anxiety was significantly associated with decreased well-being (P = 0.003), more abdominal pain (P < 0.001), and the number of loose stools (P = 0.01). Having extraintestinal symptoms was significantly associated with higher somatic/panic anxiety (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Implementing a brief anxiety screen in tertiary pediatric settings may be one approach to identify young patients with CD in distress. Health care providers should consider periodic assessment of school anxiety among youth with CD.

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Authors
Reigada, L. C., Hoogendoorn, C. J., Walsh, L. C., Lai, J., Szigethy, E., Cohen, B. H., Bao, R., Isola, K., & Benkov, K. J.
Affiliations
  • City University of New York (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • New York University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Reigada, Laura C.
  • Hoogendoorn, Claire J.
  • Walsh, Lindsay C.
Venue
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-01
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
30-35
ISSN
  • 0277-2116 (ISSN-L)
  • 1536-4801
OpenAlex
W1977950587
Cited by
50
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 6
FWCI
3.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
Crohn's disease, anxiety symptoms, pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, school anxiety, separation anxiety, disease activity, Harvey-Bradshaw Index, anxiety screening, extraintestinal manifestations, abdominal pain, well-being, adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Ambulatory Care, Anxiety, Child, Crohn Disease, Diarrhea, Female, Humans, Male, Medical Records, New York City, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Retrospective Studies, Risk, Severity of Illness Index, Abdominal Pain, Incidence, Prevalence, Self Report, Tertiary Care Centers

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