Flare-Ups in Crohn’s Disease: Influence of Stress and the External Locus of Control
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Indicators
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Relationship between Stress and the Locus of Control in Crohn’s Disease
3.2. Relationship between the External Locus of Control and Stress, and Its Influence upon Predicting a Flare-Up
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Strengths and Weaknesses
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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N | Average | SD | p-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low external locus of control | Latency | 13 | 15.23 | 6.858 | 0.002 * |
Flare-up | 16 | 26.13 | 9.667 | ||
High external locus of control | Latency | 14 | 28.07 | 10.126 | 0.637 |
Flare-up | 21 | 29.67 | 9.43 | ||
Low internal locus of control | Latency | 10 | 19.50 | 13.302 | 0.073 |
Flare-up | 19 | 28.79 | 10.201 | ||
High internal locus of control | Latency | 17 | 23.29 | 9.102 | 0.186 |
Flare-up | 18 | 27.44 | 9.089 |
External L. C. | Internal L. C. | Stress | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Latency phase | External L. C. | 1 | −0.109 | 0.565 * |
Internal L. C. | −0.109 | 1 | 0.166 | |
Stress | 0.565 * | 0.166 | 1 | |
Flare-up | External L. C. | 1 | −0.517 * | 0.298 |
Internal L. C. | −0.517 * | 1 | −0.276 | |
Stress | 0.298 | −0.276 | 1 |
ELC Grp | Chi-Squared | df | Sig. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low ELC | Step 1 | Step | 11.127 | 1 | 0.001 |
Block | 11.127 | 1 | 0.001 | ||
Model | 11.127 | 1 | 0.001 | ||
High ELC | Step 1 | Step | 0.238 | 1 | 0.625 |
Block | 0.238 | 1 | 0.625 | ||
Model | 0.238 | 1 | 0.625 |
ELC Grp | Step | −2 Log of Likelihood | R-Squared Cox and Snell | R-Squared Nagelkerke |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low ELC | 1 | 28.765 (a) | 0.319 | 0.426 |
External Locus of Control | Observe | Crohn’s Disease Patients | Correct Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Latency | Flare-up | |||
Low external locus of control | Latency | 9 | 4 | 69.2 |
Flare-up | 5 | 11 | 68.8 | |
Global percentage | 69 |
B | E.T. | Wald | df | Sig. | Exp (B) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low external locus of control | Stress | 0.186 | 0.76 | 6.014 | 1 | 0.014 | 1.205 |
Constant | −3.540 | 1.535 | 5.317 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.029 | |
Constant | −0.108 | 1.104 | 0.010 | 1 | 0.922 | 0.898 |
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de Dios-Duarte, M.J.; Arias, A.; Durantez-Fernández, C.; Niño Martín, V.; Olea, E.; Barba-Pérez, M.Á.; Pérez-Pérez, L.; Cárdaba-García, R.M.; Barrón, A. Flare-Ups in Crohn’s Disease: Influence of Stress and the External Locus of Control. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013131
de Dios-Duarte MJ, Arias A, Durantez-Fernández C, Niño Martín V, Olea E, Barba-Pérez MÁ, Pérez-Pérez L, Cárdaba-García RM, Barrón A. Flare-Ups in Crohn’s Disease: Influence of Stress and the External Locus of Control. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(20):13131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013131
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Dios-Duarte, María José, Andrés Arias, Carlos Durantez-Fernández, Virtudes Niño Martín, Elena Olea, María Ángeles Barba-Pérez, Lucía Pérez-Pérez, Rosa M. Cárdaba-García, and Ana Barrón. 2022. "Flare-Ups in Crohn’s Disease: Influence of Stress and the External Locus of Control" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 20: 13131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013131
APA Stylede Dios-Duarte, M. J., Arias, A., Durantez-Fernández, C., Niño Martín, V., Olea, E., Barba-Pérez, M. Á., Pérez-Pérez, L., Cárdaba-García, R. M., & Barrón, A. (2022). Flare-Ups in Crohn’s Disease: Influence of Stress and the External Locus of Control. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013131