Assessment of Personality in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Using Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Questionnaire



Shokrzadeh S¹ ; Kamkari K² ; Zamani F³ ; Maadi M⁴
Source: Govaresh Published:2017

Abstract

Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are chronic and debilitating conditions that their prevalence are growing. These diseases have association with psycho-cognitive factors. This study aimed to evaluate the personality traits of such patients by applying the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Questionnaire. Materials and Methods: We included 100 patients with biopsy proven IBD in this case control study. 100 individuals (57 subjects of the patients' family members and 43 subjects of non-family members) were considered as controls. We applied MMPI-2RF to evaluate the personality traits of the participants. ANOVA was used to compare the mean scales between the three groups. Results: Of this fifty scale-questionnaire, only the scales of emotional inadequacy (mean = 59.83 ± 10.42, p = 0.047), demoralization (mean = 63.00 ± 11.21, p = 0.025), malaise (mean = 64.99 ± 14.58, p = 0.001), cognitive complaints (mean = 64.66 ± 15.25, p = 0.008), self-doubt (mean = 57.55 11.04, p = 0.34), and neuroticism (mean = 61.43 ± 11.94, p = 0.048) had a significant difference between the three groups. Conclusion: The patients with IBD had a higher scales of emotional inadequacy, demoralization, malaise, cognitive complaints, self-doubt, and neuroticism than the controls of non-family and family members. However the differences were significant only between patients with IBD and their non-family controls. We suggest regular psychological and psychiatric counseling for patients with IBD.