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Key clinical point: Pediatric patients with a more recent diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are likely to have a greater psychosocial burden from their condition, with a higher symptom burden score correlating positively with somatic symptom scores and negatively with quality of life (QoL).
Major finding: Compared with patients with longer disease duration (>12 months), those with shorter disease duration (6-12 months) had higher symptom burden (P = .03), somatic symptom (P < .01), and trait anxiety (P < .01) scores. Furthermore, a higher symptom burden was significantly associated with increased somatic symptoms (adjusted β [aβ] 0.34; 95% CI 0.23-0.45) and decreased QoL (aβ −0.42; 95% CI −0.59 to −0.25).
Study details: Findings are from a cross-sectional study including 87 pediatric patients with EoE, of whom 71 patients had longer disease duration.
Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant from the University of California San Diego (USCD) Academic Senate and US National Institutes of Health K24 and partially supported by the UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI). The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Jensen ET, Chaiboonma K, Ayala O, Proia A, Aceves SS. Sleep, anxiety, somatization, quality of life, and resilience in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 (Jan 11). Doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000672 Source
Key clinical point: Pediatric patients with a more recent diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are likely to have a greater psychosocial burden from their condition, with a higher symptom burden score correlating positively with somatic symptom scores and negatively with quality of life (QoL).
Major finding: Compared with patients with longer disease duration (>12 months), those with shorter disease duration (6-12 months) had higher symptom burden (P = .03), somatic symptom (P < .01), and trait anxiety (P < .01) scores. Furthermore, a higher symptom burden was significantly associated with increased somatic symptoms (adjusted β [aβ] 0.34; 95% CI 0.23-0.45) and decreased QoL (aβ −0.42; 95% CI −0.59 to −0.25).
Study details: Findings are from a cross-sectional study including 87 pediatric patients with EoE, of whom 71 patients had longer disease duration.
Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant from the University of California San Diego (USCD) Academic Senate and US National Institutes of Health K24 and partially supported by the UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI). The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Jensen ET, Chaiboonma K, Ayala O, Proia A, Aceves SS. Sleep, anxiety, somatization, quality of life, and resilience in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 (Jan 11). Doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000672 Source
Key clinical point: Pediatric patients with a more recent diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are likely to have a greater psychosocial burden from their condition, with a higher symptom burden score correlating positively with somatic symptom scores and negatively with quality of life (QoL).
Major finding: Compared with patients with longer disease duration (>12 months), those with shorter disease duration (6-12 months) had higher symptom burden (P = .03), somatic symptom (P < .01), and trait anxiety (P < .01) scores. Furthermore, a higher symptom burden was significantly associated with increased somatic symptoms (adjusted β [aβ] 0.34; 95% CI 0.23-0.45) and decreased QoL (aβ −0.42; 95% CI −0.59 to −0.25).
Study details: Findings are from a cross-sectional study including 87 pediatric patients with EoE, of whom 71 patients had longer disease duration.
Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant from the University of California San Diego (USCD) Academic Senate and US National Institutes of Health K24 and partially supported by the UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI). The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Jensen ET, Chaiboonma K, Ayala O, Proia A, Aceves SS. Sleep, anxiety, somatization, quality of life, and resilience in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 (Jan 11). Doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000672 Source