An Evil Backstage Manipulator: Psychological Factors Correlated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Patients with Crohn’s Disease

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Study design of current prospective study. A total of 121 patients with Crohn’s disease from outpatient clinic were recruited in the current study. After eligibility assessment, 80 eligible patients were enrolled. Their blood samples were collected for CRP, ESR, and PLT analysis. Afterwards, they were evaluated for disease activity with Crohn’s disease activity index (CDAI score) and then divided into quiescent (CDAI ≤ 150 points) and active (CDAI > 150 points) CD groups. All enrolled patients were subsequently required to accomplish HRQoL-related questionnaire (Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, IBDQ) and psychological factor-related questionnaires, including Neuroticism and Lie subscale from Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Buss-Perry Aggregation (BPA) questionnaire. CD: Crohn’s disease.