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Summary: Little is known about the specific psychosocial fac- tors that influence quality of life in adolescents with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease ...
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Quality-of-Life Factors in Adolescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Maura MacPhee, Edward J. Hoffenberg, and Andrew Feranchak Section of Pediutric Gustroenterology, Heputology, and Nutritim, Depurtment of Pediutrics, University of Colorado School Medicine and The Children’s Hospitul, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.

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Summary: Little is known about the specific psychosocial factors that influence quality of life in adolescents with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We adapted a model by Garrett and Drossman to assess adolescent adjustment to recent-onset IBD. Thirty adolescent-parent pairs completed a set of standardized questionnaires. The inclusion criteria were adolescents 12-18 years of age with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis of