Comparative of demographic characteristics, severity and complications of ulcerative colitis (UC) and cognitive emotion regulation strategies between UC patients with and without depressive symptoms

Ulcerative Colitis is a type of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases that depression is one of the most common psychological disorders in these patients. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics associated with the disease including the severity and complications of the disease and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in patients with ulcerative colitis with and without depressive symptoms. In this case-control study, ۲۷۲ patients with ulcerative colitis were selected by purposive sampling and based on the scores of Beck-۲ Depression Inventory, they were assigned into two groups of  patients with depressive symptoms and patients without depressive symptoms. Our tools include demographic questionnaire, Simple Clinical Colits Activity Index, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Results revealed that UC patients with depressive symptoms experience more severe symptoms of UC and more complications related to this disease, including perianal problems than UC patients without depressive symptoms. There was also a significant difference between the two groups in all aspects of cognitive strategies for emotion regulation. According to the results, it can be said that depression and cognitive emotion regulation strategies are among the components related to physical symptoms and mental health of patients with ulcerative colitis.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ulcerative Colitis ، Depression ، Cognitive emotion regulation ، کولیت اولسراتیو (UC) ، افسردگی ، تنطیم شناختی هیجان