Publications by authors named "Prasanna K Kancharlapalli"
Ind Psychiatry J
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- Gastrointestinal disorders, both functional (FGID) and non-functional (non-FGID), are common and can be influenced by psychological and socio-cultural factors, especially stressful life events, which affect patients' quality of life (QOL).
- The study involved 200 participants to compare QOL and stressful life events between FGID and non-FGID patients, revealing that FGID patients had significantly lower QOL scores and that stress contributed notably to QOL variance in non-FGID patients.
- The findings underline the need for clinicians to consider psycho-social factors in patient care for gastrointestinal disorders, stressing the importance of understanding cultural differences in how stress affects these conditions.
