Risk factors for postoperative cognitive and functional difficulties in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients: a three month follow-up.

Background: Cognitive impairment and deficits in functional performance are major concerns following surgery, particularly for older patients. The objective of this study was to examine predictors of postoperative cognitive and functional difficulties and explore the relationship between presurgery and postsurgery cognitive ability and functional performance.

Methods: 89 patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery were administered a battery of cognitive measures preoperatively, at the time of discharge from hospital and 3 months postoperatively.

The Manitoba IBD cohort study: a population-based study of the prevalence of lifetime and 12-month anxiety and mood disorders.

Background And Aims: Given the impact of anxiety and mood disorders on health, it is important to consider these disorders in persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We assessed the prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders in a population-based IBD cohort.

Methods: A structured diagnostic interview was administered to participants in the cohort (N = 351), and rates were compared to age-, gender-, and region-matched controls drawn from a national survey (N = 779).

Population-based controlled study of social support, self-perceived stress, activity and work issues, and access to health care in inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: The Manitoba IBD Cohort Study is a longitudinal, population-based study of multiple determinants of health outcomes in persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosed within 7 years at enrollment. In this cross-sectional substudy we compared IBD participants' levels of social support, self-perceived stress, disability, and access to healthcare with those of a matched community sample.

Methods: IBD participants (n = 388) were interviewed using the Canadian Community Health Surveys (CCHS) 1.

Predictors of medication adherence in inflammatory bowel disease.

Background And Aims: This study reports cross-sectional medication adherence data from year 1 of the Manitoba Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Cohort Study, a longitudinal, population-based study of multiple determinants of health outcomes in IBD in those diagnosed within 7 yr.

Methods: A total of 326 participants completed a validated multi-item self-report measure of adherence, which assesses a range of adherence behaviors. Demographic, clinical, and psycho-social characteristics were also assessed by survey.