The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses
Background: The significant overlap of psychological disorders in both functional and organic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases highlights the complex and interconnected relationship between the brain and the gut. Objectives: This study investigated the association between depression and anxiety with...
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| author | Behnam Masihipour Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei Saman Maroufizadeh Soheil Hassanipour Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad Adele Isanazar Kourosh Mojtahedi Farahnaz Joukar |
| author_facet | Behnam Masihipour Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei Saman Maroufizadeh Soheil Hassanipour Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad Adele Isanazar Kourosh Mojtahedi Farahnaz Joukar |
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| description | Background: The significant overlap of psychological disorders in both functional and organic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases highlights the complex and interconnected relationship between the brain and the gut.
Objectives: This study investigated the association between depression and anxiety with GI symptoms among nurses.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 460 nurses. All individuals’ clinical characteristics, demographical data and GI symptoms were recorded. Anxiety and depression were assessed using the depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 (DASS-21) questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 16 and GraphPad Prism software, version 8.0.1, was used to design graphs.
Results: The mean age of participants was 30.08±7.43 years and 441 were females. Their mean scores of depression and anxiety were 2.50±4.53 and 4.57±5.59, respectively. The prevalence rates of GI symptoms, depression, and anxiety among nurses were 16.7%, 10.2% and 25.4%, respectively. The frequencies of depression and anxiety were significantly higher among nurses with more work experience (P<0.05). Among those with fixed shifts and upper education, anxiety was more prevalent. The most frequent GI symptom was abdominal pain (5.9%). Depression and anxiety were significantly associated with GI symptoms (P<0.05). A significant association between work experience and the likelihood of experiencing depression (Odds ratio [OR]=3.95, 95% CI: 1.63- 9.57, P=0.002) and anxiety (OR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.02- 2.7, P=0.041) was observed.
Conclusion: The study revealed the association between depression and anxiety with GI symptoms among nurses that have been increased by years of working. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66f4d476e8e44bbc8f9effef09dff7592025-02-04T11:29:02ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesCaspian Journal of Neurological Sciences2423-48182025-01-011112837The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among NursesBehnam Masihipour0Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei1Saman Maroufizadeh2Soheil Hassanipour3Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad4Adele Isanazar5Kourosh Mojtahedi6Farahnaz Joukar7 Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shafa Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Background: The significant overlap of psychological disorders in both functional and organic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases highlights the complex and interconnected relationship between the brain and the gut. Objectives: This study investigated the association between depression and anxiety with GI symptoms among nurses. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 460 nurses. All individuals’ clinical characteristics, demographical data and GI symptoms were recorded. Anxiety and depression were assessed using the depression, anxiety and stress scale-21 (DASS-21) questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 16 and GraphPad Prism software, version 8.0.1, was used to design graphs. Results: The mean age of participants was 30.08±7.43 years and 441 were females. Their mean scores of depression and anxiety were 2.50±4.53 and 4.57±5.59, respectively. The prevalence rates of GI symptoms, depression, and anxiety among nurses were 16.7%, 10.2% and 25.4%, respectively. The frequencies of depression and anxiety were significantly higher among nurses with more work experience (P<0.05). Among those with fixed shifts and upper education, anxiety was more prevalent. The most frequent GI symptom was abdominal pain (5.9%). Depression and anxiety were significantly associated with GI symptoms (P<0.05). A significant association between work experience and the likelihood of experiencing depression (Odds ratio [OR]=3.95, 95% CI: 1.63- 9.57, P=0.002) and anxiety (OR=1.67, 95% CI: 1.02- 2.7, P=0.041) was observed. Conclusion: The study revealed the association between depression and anxiety with GI symptoms among nurses that have been increased by years of working.http://cjns.gums.ac.ir/article-1-736-en.pdfdepressionanxietygastrointestinal symptomsnurses |
| spellingShingle | Behnam Masihipour Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei Saman Maroufizadeh Soheil Hassanipour Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad Adele Isanazar Kourosh Mojtahedi Farahnaz Joukar The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences depression anxiety gastrointestinal symptoms nurses |
| title | The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses |
| title_full | The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses |
| title_fullStr | The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses |
| title_short | The Association of Depression and Anxiety Disorders With Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Nurses |
| title_sort | association of depression and anxiety disorders with gastrointestinal symptoms among nurses |
| topic | depression anxiety gastrointestinal symptoms nurses |
| url | http://cjns.gums.ac.ir/article-1-736-en.pdf |
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