Psychosocial Characteristics and Pain Burden of Patients With Suspected Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction in the EPISOD Multicenter Trial
Brawman-Mintzer O, Durkalski V, Wu Q, Romagnuolo J, Fogel E, Tarnasky P, Aliperti G, Freeman M, Kozarek R, Jamidar P, Wilcox M, Elta G, Orrell K, Wood A, Mauldin P, Serrano J, Drossman D, Robuck P, Cotton P. Psychosocial Characteristics and Pain Burden of Patients With Suspected Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction in the EPISOD Multicenter Trial. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2014, 109: 436. PMID: 24445573, PMCID: PMC4409683, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2013.467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional gastrointestinal disordersPain burdenOddi dysfunctionGender-matched general populationPainful functional gastrointestinal disordersFunctional gallbladder diseaseGreater pain burdenPost-cholecystectomy painHealth-related qualityMental composite scoreAnxiety/depressionBaseline anxiety scoresPsychosocial comorbiditiesMulticenter trialIrritable bowelGastrointestinal disordersGallbladder diseasePain descriptorsPsychosocial assessmentHigh prevalencePsychosocial parametersUS CentersStudy populationPsychosocial disturbancesSevere psychological problems