Psychological help-seeking behaviours amongst those living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study

Clodagh Byron; Nicola Cornally; Aileen Burton; Elaine Lehane

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0346243

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Psychological help-seeking behaviours amongst those living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study

Clodagh Byron ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: clodaghbyron@hotmail.com

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Outpatient Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Republic of Ireland; C/O Prof Elaine Lehane, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork, Republic of Ireland

Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Republic of Ireland, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork, Republic of Ireland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6242-8841

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Nicola Cornally,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Aileen Burton,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Elaine Lehane

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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Psychological help-seeking behaviours amongst those living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study

Clodagh Byron,
Nicola Cornally,
Aileen Burton,
Elaine Lehane

Published: April 10, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346243

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