TY - JOUR AU - Schoultz, Mariyana AU - Beattie, Michelle AU - Gorely, Trish AU - Leung, Janni PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/01 TI - Assessment of causal link between psychological factors and symptom exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review utilising Bradford Hill criteria and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies JO - Systematic Reviews SP - 169 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Psychological stress is a prevalent factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with detrimental effects on patients’ quality of life and possibly disease course. Although the aetiology of symptom exacerbation in IBD has been explored, determining any causation between psychological stress and symptom worsening remains challenging and requires a methodologically rigorous approach. SN - 2046-4053 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01426-2 DO - 10.1186/s13643-020-01426-2 ID - Schoultz2020 ER -