Limited evidence of moderation of the association between gastrointestinal symptoms and prospective healthcare utilisation by quality of life

An individual's drive to seek medical help remains a complex behavioural process, incorporating psychological, social and symptom-specific factors. Within irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastrointestinal symptoms only predict a small portion of the high healthcare-seeking experienced.To examine the moderating role of quality of life (QoL) domains on this relationship to help explain the variance observed.This is an analysis of a Swedish...