CLINICAL AND PARACLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS WITH ANXIETY
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Objectives: To describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) with anxiety at the Gastroenterology and Hepatology center, Bach Mai Hospital, from 2024-2025. Methods: This study included 34 patients with UC and anxiety who were examined and treated at the Gastroenterology and Hepatology center, Bach Mai Hospital, from August 2024 to August 2025. Patients were diagnosed with anxiety using the Zung scale. Results: The study group had more males than females (67.6% vs. 32.4%). The mild anxiety group mainly had a disease duration of over 5 years, while the moderate-to-severe anxiety group was also predominantly in the over-5-year disease duration group. The majority of patients had symptoms of abdominal pain (85.3%) and bloody stools (70.6%). Most patients were classified as Baron stage 3 (35.0%), had Montreal extent E2 (left-sided colitis) (35.0%), a moderate Mayo score (40.0%), moderate histopathology (35.0%), and moderate Truelove-Witts severity (35.0%). The moderate-to-severe anxiety group had a higher rate of severe Mayo scores and severe Truelove-Witts scores compared to the mild anxiety group. Conclusion: Patients with chronic ulcerative colitis and moderate-to-severe anxiety showed more severe clinical and paraclinical signs compared to the mild group
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: Ulcerative colitis, anxiety, Zung (SAS).
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