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The chain mediating role of health-promoting lifestyles and stigma in the relationship between disability index and post-traumatic growth among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Source: Frontiers - Health • Published: 05 Jun 2026, 00:00

The chain mediating role of health-promoting lifestyles and stigma in the relationship between disability index and post-traumatic growth among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Examine how disability, health-promoting behaviors, and illness stigma interrelate and shape psychological growth after chronic gastrointestinal disease.

Key Takeaways
  • No direct association was found between disability index and posttraumatic growth
  • Health-promoting lifestyle mediated 64.71% of disability's indirect association with posttraumatic growth
  • Chain pathway accounted for 25.87% and stigma pathway for 9.42% of the total
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