Stress coping, distress, and health perceptions in inflammatory bowel disease and community controls.

This study compares a community inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) sample of individuals with a matched non-IBD community sample of individuals on psychological functioning and health perceptions. Participants in the population-based Manitoba IBD Cohort Study (n=388) were directly compared with sex-, age-, and region-matched controls from a national random-sample health survey on the aspects of psychological health, coping, and perceived general health. Overall, the IBD sample had lower psychological well-being and mastery, as well as higher distress than did the non-IBD controls (P