Aliment Pharmacol Ther
January 2010
Background: The status and determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in female veterans with and without irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are unknown.
Aim: To compare HRQOL in female veterans with and without IBS symptoms and examine the contribution of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety to HRQOL.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 339 female veterans.