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Bauer N, Löffler C, Öznur Ö, Uecker C, Keil T, Langhorst J. Mind-body-medicine and comprehensive lifestyle-modification in patients with Crohn's disease—Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial under pandemic circumstances. Front Integr Neurosci 2022; 16:960301. [PMID: 36081609 PMCID: PMC9447476 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2022.960301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction Mind-body medicine (MBM) focuses on stress reduction and lifestyle changes. The primary objective of this pilot trial was to test study feasibility of a complex integrative MBM program for patients with Crohn's disease (CD), especially in rural regions, and under pandemic conditions. Methods Patients were stratified and randomized to the intervention group (IG) or the control group (CG). The intervention included a weekly 6-h session for 10 weeks. The CG (waiting list) received an initial 90-min workshop and started the intervention 9 months later. The primary outcome for study feasibility was recruitment and retention rates, as well as reasons for drop-out. The trial took place in Bamberg, Germany (September 2020 to December 2021). Results Totally 700 members of the German Crohn's and Colitis Organization—DCCV—were contacted. A total of 15% (102/700; 95% CI 12–17%) expressed interest to participate. Following screening, 41% (95% CI 32–50) were randomized to IG (n = 22) and CG (n = 20). The patients were on average (±standard deviation) 48 ± 13 years old, 67% were female, and have been suffering from CD for 20 ± 12 years. Patients traveled 71.5 ± 48.7 km (range: 9–227 km) to the intervention with no differences between IG and CG. At the 6-month follow-up, 36/42 (86%, 95% CI 74–95%) participants completed final assessment and 19/22 (86%, 95% CI 70–100%) the intervention. The most important reasons for non-responding were work-related (12/60; 20%) and for or drop-out pandemic-related anxiety (3/6). No patient and staff member became infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the study. Conclusion The feasibility of the MBM study was confirmed in terms of predefined recruitment and retention criteria, both despite difficult conditions (including the rural setting) and patients' fears associated with the pandemic. It was crucial to develop appropriate hygiene and safety concepts that enable chronically ill patients to participate in helpful group-based interventions even under pandemic conditions. Clinical trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT05182645.
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- Nina Bauer
- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Bamberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Bamberg, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Bamberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- State Institute of Health, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Bamberg, Germany
- *Correspondence: Jost Langhorst
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Peng Z, Yi J, Liu X. A Low-FODMAP Diet Provides Benefits for Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms but Not for Improving Stool Consistency and Mucosal Inflammation in IBD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients 2022; 14:2072. [PMID: 35631213 PMCID: PMC9146862 DOI: 10.3390/nu14102072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: A low fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols diet (LFD) is claimed to improve functional gastrointestinal symptoms (FGSs). However, the role of LFD in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with FGSs remains unclear. Objective: To systematically assess the efficacy of LFD in IBD patients with FGSs. Methods: Six databases were searched from inception to 1 January 2022. Data were synthesized as the relative risk of symptoms improvement and normal stool consistency, mean difference of Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS), Short IBD Questionnaire (SIBDQ), IBS Quality of Life (IBS-QoL), Harvey-Bradshaw index (HBi), Mayo score, and fecal calprotectin (FC). Risk of bias was assessed based on study types. A funnel plot and Egger’s test were used to analyze publication bias. Results: This review screened and included nine eligible studies, including four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and five before–after studies, involving a total of 446 participants (351 patients with LFD vs. 95 controls). LFD alleviated overall FGSs (RR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.33–0.66, p = 0.0000) and obtained higher SIBDQ scores (MD = 11.24, 95% CI 6.61 to 15.87, p = 0.0000) and lower HBi score of Crohn’s disease (MD = −1.09, 95% CI −1.77 to −0.42, p = 0.002). However, there were no statistically significant differences in normal stool consistency, BSFS, IBS-QoL, Mayo score of ulcerative colitis, and FC. No publication bias was found. Conclusions: LFD provides a benefit in FGSs and QoL but not for improving stool consistency and mucosal inflammation in IBD patients. Further well-designed RCTs are needed to develop the optimal LFD strategy for IBD.
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MENDONÇA CM, Correa NETO IJF, ROLIM ADS, ROBLES L. INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES: CHARACTERISTICS, EVOLUTION, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. ABCD, arq bras cir dig 2022; 35:e1653. [PMID: 35730882 PMCID: PMC9254613 DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020210002e1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases present progressive and potentially debilitating
characteristics with an impact on health-related quality of life (QoL)
throughout the course of the disease, and this parameter may even be used as a
method of evaluating response to treatment.
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Barello S, Guida E, Leone S, Previtali E, Graffigna G. Does patient engagement affect IBD patients' health-related quality of life? Findings from a cross-sectional study among people with inflammatory bowel diseases. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:77. [PMID: 33678181 PMCID: PMC7938585 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01724-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are required to deal with the unpredictability of this clinical condition, which is associated with poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to other clinical conditions. Patient engagement is currently demonstrated to relate with chronic patients’ HRQoL, but few studies have been conducted among this population. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1176 IBD patients. Data were collected on participants’ HRQoL (SIBD-Q) and patient engagement (PHE-s®). Regression analysis was used to examine the effects of patient engagement on HRQoL. Results About the half of the sample (47%) reported a low patient engagement level. 30% of the sample reported a low level of HRQoL. Psycho-emotional functioning resulted to be the aspect of HRQoL most impacted in the 37% of the sample. The regression model showed that PHE-s® is significantly related to the SIBD-Q total score (B = .585; p < .001; R squared = .343) and to the subscales’ scores—systemic symptoms (B = .572; p < .001; R squared = .327), bowel symptoms (B = .482; p < .001; R squared = .232), social (B = .485; p < .001; R squared = .234) and psycho-emotional (B = .607; p < .001; R squared = .369) functioning. Conclusions Patients who are engaged in their IBD care pathway are more likely to report higher level of HRQoL, thus offering clues to potential therapeutic approaches to ameliorating IBD patients’ wellbeing. As this is a modifiable factor, screening for patient health engagement levels, coupled with appropriate interventions, could improve care, and ultimately improve HRQoL outcomes among IBD patients.
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- Serena Barello
- EngageMinds Hub, Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Faculty of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
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- EngageMinds Hub, Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- EngageMinds Hub, Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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Swanson GR, Kochman N, Amin J, Chouhan V, Yim W, Engen PA, Shaikh M, Naqib A, Tran L, Voigt RM, Forsyth CB, Green SJ, Keshavarzian A. Disrupted Circadian Rest-Activity Cycles in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Are Associated With Aggressive Disease Phenotype, Subclinical Inflammation, and Dysbiosis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:770491. [PMID: 35265631 PMCID: PMC8900134 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.770491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC), have poor sleep quality. Sleep and multiple immunologic and gastrointestinal processes in the body are orchestrated by the circadian clock, and we recently reported that a later category or chronotype of the circadian clock was associated with worse IBD specific outcomes. The goal of this study was to determine if circadian misalignment by rest-activity cycles is associated with markers of aggressive disease, subclinical inflammation, and dysbiosis in IBD. A total of 42 patients with inactive but biopsy-proven CD or UC and 10 healthy controls participated in this prospective cohort study. Subjects were defined as having an aggressive IBD disease history (steroid dependence, use of biologic or immunomodulator, and/or surgery) or non-aggressive history. All participants did two weeks of wrist actigraphy, followed by measurement of intestinal permeability and stool microbiota. Wrist actigraphy was used to calculate circadian markers of rest-activity- interdaily stability (IS), intradaily variability (IV), and relative amplitude (RA). Aggressive IBD history was associated with decrease rest-activity stability (IS) and increased fragmentation compared to non-aggressive IBD and health controls at 0.39 ±.15 vs. 0.51 ± 0.10 vs. 0.55 ± 0.09 (P < 0.05) and 0.83 ± 0.20 vs. 0.72 ± 0.14 (P < 0.05) but not HC at 0.72 ± 0.14 (P = 0.08); respectively. There was not a significant difference in RA by IBD disease history. Increased intestinal permeability and increased TNF-α levels correlated with an increased rest activity fragmentation (IV) at R = 0.35, P < 0.05 and R = 0.37, P < 0.05, respectively; and decreased rest-activity amplitude (RA) was associated with increased stool calprotectin at R = 0.40, P < 0.05. Analysis of intestinal microbiota showed a significant decrease in commensal butyrate producing taxa and increased pro-inflammatory bacteria with disrupted rest-activity cycles. In this study, different components of circadian misalignment by rest-activity cycles were associated with a more aggressive IBD disease history, increased intestinal permeability, stool calprotectin, increased pro-inflammatory cytokines, and dysbiosis. Wrist activity allows for an easy non-invasive assessment of circadian activity which may be an important biomarker of inflammation in IB.
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- Garth R. Swanson
- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Garth R. Swanson
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility, Rush University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
- Rush Medical College, Rush Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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Larussa T, Flauti D, Abenavoli L, Boccuto L, Suraci E, Marasco R, Imeneo M, Luzza F. The Reality of Patient-Reported Outcomes of Health-Related Quality of Life in an Italian Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9082416. [PMID: 32731482 PMCID: PMC7464775 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9082416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a negative impact on patients’ physical and psychological well-being, social performance, and working capacity, thereby worsening their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Clinicians should take care of the patients’ global health, including the psychological, social, and emotional spheres. We aimed to investigate the reality of patient-reported outcomes of HRQoL in a series of IBD patients. Consecutive Crohn´s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in clinical remission were recruited. The survey consisted of the Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (S-IBDQ), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ), and a questionnaire dealing with impact of IBD on patients’ lives. Demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded. Of 202 participants (29% CD and 71% UC; 54% male; median age 48 years; mean disease duration 14 ± 11 years), 52% had poor HRQoL, 45% anxiety/depression, and 35% sleep disturbance and a high perception of disease (mean score 42.8 ± 14.3). In the multivariate analysis, a low HRQoL was rather associated with UC than CD (p = 0.037), IBD surgery (p = 0.010), disease duration (p = 0.01), sleep disturbance (p = 0.014), anxiety/depression (p = 0.042), and high illness perception (p = 0.006). IBD affected working performance and social activities in 62% and 74% of patients, respectively. Satisfaction regarding quality of care, biologics, and surgery approach were claimed in 73%, 69%, and 76% of patients, respectively. Although 84% of patients trusted their gastroenterologist, only 66% of them discussed IBD impact on HRQoL during visit. In a series of IBD patients in remission, the low HRQoL was significantly associated with surgery, disease duration, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression, and high illness perception. Even though patients were satisfied with the quality of their care, it appears that clinicians should pay more attention to patients’ emotional status.
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- Tiziana Larussa
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29631, USA;
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.L.); (D.F.); (L.A.); (E.S.); (R.M.); (M.I.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0961-3647-113
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Kubesch A, Boulahrout P, Filmann N, Blumenstein I, Hausmann J. Real-world data about emotional stress, disability and need for social care in a German IBD patient cohort. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0227309. [PMID: 31899780 PMCID: PMC6941800 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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To date, there is insufficient insight into inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated stress, recognized disability, and contact with the social care system. We aimed to assess these parameters in IBD patients and a non-IBD control group, who were invited to participate in an online survey developed specifically for this study (www.soscisurvey.de) with the help of IBD patients. 505 IBD patients and 166 volunteers (i.e., control group) participated in the survey. IBD patients reported significantly increased levels of stress within the last six months and five years (p<0.0001) and were more likely to have a recognized disability (p<0.0001). A low academic status was the strongest indicator of a disability (p = 0.006). Only 153 IBD patients (30.3%) reported contact with the social care system, and a disability was the strongest indicator for this (p<0.0001). Our study provides data on stress and disability in a large unselected German IBD cohort. We showed that patients with IBD suffer more often from emotional stress and more often have a recognized disability. As only about 1/3 of the patients had come into contact with the social care system and the corresponding support, this patient group is undersupplied in this area.
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- Alica Kubesch
- Department of Internal Medicine 1, Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department 4 Social Work and Health, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Math Modeling, Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 1, Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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Daperno M, Bortoli A, Kohn A, Politi P, Marconi S, Ardizzone S, Cortelezzi CC, Grasso G, Ferraris L, Milla M, Spina L, Guidi L, Losco A, Inserra G, Sablich R, Morganti D, Bodini G, Comberlato M. Patient and physician views on the quality of care for inflammatory bowel disease after one-year follow-up: Results from SOLUTION-2, a prospective IG-IBD study. Dig Liver Dis 2017; 49:997-1002. [PMID: 28595949 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Revised: 05/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Perception of quality of care is important in the management of patients with chronic diseases, particularly inflammatory bowel disease. AIMS AND METHODS This longitudinal study aimed to investigate variations of the Quality of Care through the Patients' Eyes (QUOTE-IBD) questionnaire scores one year after the basal evaluation in the Studio Osservazionale quaLità cUre malatTIe crOniche intestiNali (SOLUTION-1) study. RESULTS Of the cohort of 992 patients, 936 were evaluable. The QUOTE-IBD score overcame satisfactory levels of more than the 80%, overall and in all subdomains except for the "Continuity of Care" sub-dimension (mean, 8.3; standard deviation, 1.49), scored satisfactory only by 34% of the patients. No significant changes in satisfaction were recorded overall, or considering patients subgroups. Significant differences were found at the end of the follow-up between physicians' and patients' perceptions of quality of care, with the former over-rating their performance in "Continuity of Cares" and under-rating "Costs", "Competence", and "Accessibility" sub-domains of the score (p<0.05 for all). CONCLUSION Perceived quality of care in a large cohort of Italian patients with inflammatory bowel disease remains unchanged after one-year follow-up and was not significantly affected by disease activity or therapeutic interventions. Differences between physicians' and patients' perceptions of quality of care should be taken into account.
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- Marco Daperno
- Department of Gastroenterology, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Department, Chiesi Italian Pharmaceutical Group, Parma, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Carlo Ondoli Hospital, Angera, ASST Valle Olona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Gallarate Hospital, ASST Valleolona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Presidio Columbus, Rome, Italy
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- Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine, Liver and Gastroenterology Unit, San Paolo Hospital, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico "G. Rodolico", Catania, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Garbagnate Milanese Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department, Bolzano Central Hospital, Italy
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Cramer H, Schäfer M, Schöls M, Köcke J, Elsenbruch S, Lauche R, Engler H, Dobos G, Langhorst J. Randomised clinical trial: yoga vs written self-care advice for ulcerative colitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017; 45:1379-1389. [PMID: 28378342 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Perceived stress seems to be a risk factor for exacerbation of ulcerative colitis. Yoga has been shown to reduce perceived stress. AIMS To assess the efficacy and safety of yoga for improving quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis. METHODS A total of 77 patients (75% women; 45.5 ± 11.9 years) with ulcerative colitis in clinical remission but impaired quality of life were randomly assigned to yoga (12 supervised weekly sessions of 90 min; n = 39) or written self-care advice (n = 38). Primary outcome was disease-specific quality of life (Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire). Secondary outcomes included disease activity (Rachmilewitz clinical activity index) and safety. Outcomes were assessed at weeks 12 and 24 by blinded outcome assessors. RESULTS The yoga group had significantly higher disease-specific quality of life compared to the self-care group after 12 weeks (Δ = 14.6; 95% confidence interval=2.6-26.7; P = 0.018) and after 24 weeks (Δ = 16.4; 95% confidence interval=2.5-30.3; P = 0.022). Twenty-one and 12 patients in the yoga group and in the self-care group, respectively, reached a clinical relevant increase in quality of life at week 12 (P = 0.048); and 27 and 17 patients at week 24 (P = 0.030). Disease activity was lower in the yoga group compared to the self-care group after 24 weeks (Δ = -1.2; 95% confidence interval=-0.1-[-2.3]; P = 0.029). Three and one patient in the yoga group and in the self-care group, respectively, experienced serious adverse events (P = 0.317); and seven and eight patients experienced nonserious adverse events (P = 0.731). CONCLUSIONS Yoga can be considered as a safe and effective ancillary intervention for patients with ulcerative colitis and impaired quality of life. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02043600.
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- H Cramer
- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Integrative Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Integrative Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Integrative Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.,Department of Integrative Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Simian D, Flores L, Quera R, Kronberg U, Ibáñez P, Figueroa C, Lubascher J. Assessment of disease-related knowledge and possible factors associated with the knowledge level among Chilean patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Nurs 2017; 26:1508-1515. [PMID: 27322103 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To assess disease-related knowledge among patients with inflammatory bowel disease and to identify the factors that are possibly associated with the knowledge level. BACKGROUND Disease-related knowledge can positively influence the acceptance of the disease, increase treatment compliance and improve the quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. DESIGN An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted and prospectively included patients from the inflammatory bowel disease programme between October 2014-July 2015. METHODS A Spanish-translated version of the 24-item Crohn's and Colitis Knowledge score was used to assess disease-related knowledge. Patients also completed a demographic and clinical questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 203 patients were included, 62% were female, and 66% were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis; the median age was 34 years (range 18-79), and the median disease duration was four years. The median disease-related knowledge score was 9 (range 1-20). Only 29% of the patients answered more than 50% of the questions correctly. Lower disease-related knowledge was observed in questions related to pregnancy/fertility and surgery/complications. Patients older than 50 years, with ulcerative colitis, with disease durations less than five years and patients without histories of surgery exhibited lower disease-related knowledge. There was no association between the knowledge scores and the educational levels. CONCLUSIONS The patients who attended our inflammatory bowel disease programme exhibited poor disease-related knowledge that was similar to the knowledge levels that have been observed in developed countries. It is necessary to assess patient knowledge to develop educational strategies and evaluate the influences of these strategies on patient compliance and quality of life. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE These results will allow the inflammatory bowel disease team to develop educational programmes that account for the disease-related knowledge of each patient. Inflammatory bowel disease nurses should evaluate their interventions to provide evidence that educating our patients contributes to improving their treatment outcomes and overall health statuses.
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- Daniela Simian
- Academic Research Unit, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Gastroenterology Service, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Gastroenterology Service, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Gastroenterology Service, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, Gastroenterology Service, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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Since inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing disorder, maintaining high quality of care plays an important role in the management of patients with IBD. To develop process-based quality indicator set to improve quality of care, the indicator should be based directly on evidence and consensus. Initially, ImproveCareNow group demonstrated quality improvement by learning how to apply quality improvement methods to improve the care of pediatric patients with IBD. The American Gastroenterological Association has developed adult IBD physician performance measures set and Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) has developed a set of ten most highly rated process and outcome measures. Recently, The Emerging Practice in IBD Collaborative (EPIC) group generated defining quality indicators for best-practice management of IBD in Canada. Quality of Care through the Patient's Eyes (QUOTE-IBD) was developed as a questionnaire to measure quality of care through the eyes of patients with IBD, and it is widely used in European countries. The current concept of quality of care as well as quality indicator will be discussed in this article.
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- Geom Seog Seo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea
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Jelsness-Jørgensen LP, Bernklev T, Hovde Ø, Prytz Berset I, Huppertz-Hauss G, Moum B, Lie Høivik M. Patients' perceptions of quality of care and follow-up in inflammatory bowel disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 2016; 51:434-41. [PMID: 26635189 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1102319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Quality of care (QoC) has gained increased attention in IBD. A better QoC has, historically, been linked to improved treatment outcomes. Even so, factors of equal importance to patients may be quality of life (QoL), patient-physician communication and access to care. Recent surveys suggest that IBD care in Europe is suboptimal. METHODS Patients were recruited from nine hospitals in the south-eastern and western part of Norway as a part of an observational, multicenter study In addition to clinical and socio-demographic factors; a purposely designed 26 item questionnaire was used to quantify aspects related to IBD care, including QoC. Moreover, the Fatigue Questionnaire (FQ) was used to investigate fatigue. RESULTS In total, 411 patients were included. Of these, 231 were diagnosed with CD and 180 with UC. Furthermore, 86.1% (354/411) were satisfied with the quality of IBD follow-up and only 4.1% (17/411) were dissatisfied. Most dissatisfaction was related to: lack of focus on personal relations (18.2%), HRQoL (15.1%), general practitioner knowledge of IBD (13.9%), ability to talk about important topics (7.8%), and hospital discharge communication (9.4%). Higher age and longer disease duration was associated with improved QoC scores in both UC and CD. Fatigue was associated with decreased QoC scores in both diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS Patients are satisfied with quality of care in IBD. However, communication seems to be an important area of improvement - not only related to patient-physician communication, but also to transitional communication between different health-care levels.
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- Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jørgensen
- a Østfold University College, Health Science , Halden , Norway ;,b Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold University College, Health Science/Østfold Hospital Trust , Fredrikstad , Norway
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- c Department of Research , Telemark Hospital Trust , Skien , Norway
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- d Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo , Nydalen , Oslo , Norway ;,e Department of Gastroenterology , Innlandet Hospital Trust , Gjøvik , Norway
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- f Department of Gastroenterology , Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust Ålesund , Ålesund , Norway
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- h Department of Gastroenterology/University of Oslo , Oslo University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine , Nydalen , Oslo , Norway
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- i Department of Gastroenterology , Oslo University Hospital , Nydalen , Oslo , Norway
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Carpio D, López-Sanromán A, Calvet X, Romero C, Cea-Calvo L, Juliá B, Argüelles-Arias F. Perception of disease burden and treatment satisfaction in patients with ulcerative colitis from outpatient clinics in Spain: UC-LIFE survey. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 28:1056-64. [PMID: 27286569 DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Ulcerative colitis (UC) conditions patients' everyday life. With this survey, we aimed to assess the perceived disease burden, preferred treatment attributes, and treatment satisfaction reported by Spanish UC patients. METHODS Consecutive unselected UC patients aged at least 18 years were recruited from outpatient hospital clinics. Patients completed the survey at home, returning it by postmail. With test-like questions, they described UC behavior, preferences, and satisfaction with treatment. RESULTS Of 585 patients invited, 436 (75%) returned the survey (mean age 46 years, 53% men). Of these, 47.1% described their disease during the past year as 'controlled or nearly controlled', 28.0% as 'symptoms not impairing everyday life,' and 24.9% 'disruptive symptoms'. Only 8.7% reported the complete absence of symptoms during the previous year, and 18.8, 30.7, and 47.4%, respectively, described at least one hospital admission, emergency room visit, or nonscheduled visit because of UC activity. Urgency of defecation was the most disruptive symptom. The most important therapy attribute was continuous control of symptoms (44.6%). Most patients (78.8%) were 'very satisfied' or 'satisfied' with current treatment, even those reporting a high burden of symptoms. CONCLUSION Half of the patients considered their UC as 'controlled or nearly controlled' and the degree of satisfaction with their therapies was high. However, they reported a high burden of symptoms and resource consumption during the previous year. These findings indicate that patients may get used to living with symptoms, underestimating the potential of therapy for achieving a complete remission. Urgency of defecation was mentioned as highly disrupting and should probably be included in scores and patient-reported outcomes.
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Li G, Ren J, Wang G, Hu Q, Wu Q, Wu X, Li R, Guo K, Li Y, Gu G, Ren H, Hong Z, Li J. Disease-related knowledge and smoking behavior of patients with Crohn's disease. Dig Liver Dis 2016; 48:1006-11. [PMID: 27289332 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2016.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients' knowledge poses effects on quality of life, treatment adherence and coping skills in the management of Crohn's disease. Smoking is the most established risk factor and associated with a more severe course. AIMS We aimed to investigate the status of patients' knowledge on Crohn's disease in China, and explore the relationship between patients' knowledge and smoking behavior. METHODS Web-based questionnaires were created including a validated Crohn's and Colitis Knowledge Score applied to all participants and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence to smokers. The sociodemographic data, disease characteristics and smoking status were recorded. Patients were enrolled through invitation emails and Internet advertising. Current and ex-smokers were re-visited 6 months after enrollment. RESULTS 923 patients completed valid questionnaires with the knowledge score of 12.18±4.61. Disease duration and educational status were independent predictors of the knowledge score by multiple linear regression analysis. The smoking rate was 8.2%. Low knowledge score was related with smoking behavior but not nicotine dependence, and smoking relapse during 6 months after enrollment. CONCLUSIONS Patients' education should be a priority considering its impacts on many factors including smoking. Extra attention should be given to those from countryside area or having low family income and educational achievement.
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- Guanwei Li
- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Schoultz M, Macaden L, Watson AJM. Co-designing inflammatory bowel disease (Ibd) services in Scotland: findings from a nationwide survey. BMC Health Serv Res 2016; 16:231. [PMID: 27391695 PMCID: PMC4939055 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1490-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background The Scottish Government’s ambition is to ensure that health services are co-designed with the communities they serve. Crohn’s and Colitis UK and the Scottish Government acknowledged the need to review and update the current IBD care model. An online survey was conducted asking IBD patients about their experiences of the NHS care they receive. This survey was the first step of co-designing and developing a national strategy for IBD service improvement in Scotland. Aim: To explore IBD patients’ experiences of current services and make recommendations for future service development. Methods This study was part of a wider cross-sectional on-line survey. Participants were patients with IBD across Scotland. 777 people with IBD took part in the survey. Thematic analysis of all data was conducted independently by two researchers. Results Three key themes emerged: Quality of life: Participants highlighted the impact the disease has on quality of life and the desperate need for IBD services to address this more holistically. IBD clinicians and access: Participants recognised the need for more IBD nurses and gastroenterologists along with better access to them. Those with a named IBD nurse reported to be more satisfied with their care. An explicit IBD care pathway: Patients with IBD identified the need of making the IBD care pathway more explicit to service users. Conclusions Participants expressed the need for a more holistic approach to their IBD care. This includes integrating psychological, counselling and dietetic services into IBD care with better access to IBD clinicians and a more explicit IBD care pathway. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1490-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Mariyana Schoultz
- School of Health Sciences, University of Stirling, Highland Campus, Inverness, UK.
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Stirling, Highland Campus, Inverness, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Stirling, Highland Campus, Inverness, UK
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Neilson K, Ftanou M, Monshat K, Salzberg M, Bell S, Kamm MA, Connell W, Knowles SR, Sevar K, Mancuso SG, Castle D. A Controlled Study of a Group Mindfulness Intervention for Individuals Living With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2016; 22:694-701. [PMID: 26529560 DOI: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (MI-IBD). DESIGN Treatment-as-usual control versus mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention. METHODS Sixty patients participated in either the MI-IBD (n = 33) or treatment-as-usual group (n = 27) conditions. The MI-IBD consisted of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction training group. Outcome measures were administered at baseline (before intervention), immediately after intervention, and 6 months after intervention. Primary outcomes included measures of quality of life, psychological distress (depression and anxiety), and mindfulness. Data for MI-IBD group participants also included weekly attendance, daily minutes meditated, and satisfaction with the program. RESULTS There were no baseline differences between intervention and control groups on demographic variables or inflammatory bowel disease severity. Compared with the control group, the MI-IBD group reported significantly greater improvements in anxiety, quality of life, and mindfulness at after intervention, with reduction in depression and improvements in quality of life and mindfulness maintained at 6 months after intervention. CONCLUSIONS Results demonstrate the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a mindfulness intervention for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, with medium-to-large effects on psychological distress, quality of life, and mindfulness.
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Steenholdt C, Brynskov J, Thomsen OØ, Munck LK, Christensen LA, Pedersen G, Kjeldsen J, Ainsworth MA. Implications of Infliximab Treatment Failure and Influence of Personalized Treatment on Patient-reported Health-related Quality of Life and Productivity Outcomes in Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2015; 9:1032-42. [PMID: 26245216 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study assessed the effects of infliximab (IFX) treatment failure on patient-reported outcomes and explored the influence of using personalized treatment in this situation. METHODS Sixty-nine Crohn's disease patients with IFX treatment failure were randomized to an intensified IFX regimen (n = 36) or personalized treatment defined by IFX and anti-IFX antibodies (n = 33). Health-related quality of life evaluated with the Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) and productivity evaluated with the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI:CD) were assessed at treatment failure and after 4, 8, 12 and 20 weeks. RESULTS Median IBDQ score at manifestation of IFX treatment failure was 40 and improved markedly in responders by 11 at weeks 4 and 8 (p < 0.001) and by 13 at weeks 12 and 20 (p < 0.001). Non-responders improved modestly at weeks 12 and 20 (increase of median 4, p < 0.05). Overall activity impairment was high at IFX failure (median 70%) and decreased substantially in responders (40-50%, p < 0.001) and to a lesser extent in non-responders (15-40%, p < 0.05). In employed patients (55%), absenteeism was negligible during the entire study period. However, median presenteeism was 40% at manifestation of IFX failure and decreased only among responders across time (decrease 10-30%, p < 0.05). Although anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy was discontinued in most patients handled by personalized treatment, IBDQ and WPAI:CD scores were similar in these patients compared with patients routinely dose-intensified on IFX. CONCLUSION Regaining low disease activity after IFX failure is necessary for minimizing patient impairment and indirect disease-related costs. A personalized treatment strategy does not have a negative influence on patient-reported outcomes.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Køge Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Deartment. of Hepatology and Gastroenterology V, Aarhus Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology S, Odense Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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van den Heuvel TRA, Jonkers DM, Jeuring SFG, Romberg-Camps MJL, Oostenbrug LE, Zeegers MP, Masclee AA, Pierik MJ. Cohort Profile: The Inflammatory Bowel Disease South Limburg Cohort (IBDSL). Int J Epidemiol 2015; 46:e7. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Behavioral intervention technologies (BITs), the application of psychological and behavioral interventions through the use of technology, provide the opportunity for clinicians to deliver care through a means that overcomes a number of treatment barriers. Web-based interventions are a subset of BITs developing as promising alternatives to face-to-face delivery of treatments and monitoring for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). A systematic review of literature resulted in five empirical studies of web-based interventions for UC and CD. Additionally, an informal search of a popular search engine yielded limited, currently available, web-based interventions for patients with UC and CD. Despite being an ideal population for the development and dissemination of online interventions, patients with UC and CD have far less treatment options compared to other behavioral health concerns. However, given the growing body of research involving web-based interventions for other conditions, researchers and clinicians targeting UC and CD management and treatment have the benefit of being able to utilize the BIT model, an existing conceptual framework for the development of web-based interventions for both conditions. The BIT model is presented and applied to the treatment of UC and CD, as well as a technology development program, Purple, and usability guidelines to guide clinical researchers in the future development, evaluation, and dissemination of BITs for patients with UC and CD.
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- Colleen Stiles-Shields
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA ; Center for Psychosocial Research in GI, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Trivedi I, Keefer L. The Emerging Adult with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Challenges and Recommendations for the Adult Gastroenterologist. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2015;2015:260807. [PMID: 26064089 PMCID: PMC4434201 DOI: 10.1155/2015/260807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising. Adult gastroenterologists are seeing increasing numbers of young adults with IBD, a subpopulation with unique needs and challenges that can impair their readiness to thrive in an adult healthcare system. Most adult gastroenterologists might not have the training or resources to address these needs. “Emerging adulthood” is a useful developmental lens through which this group can be studied. With complex disease phenotype and specific concerns of medication side effects and reproductive health, compounded by challenges of geographical and social flux and lack of adequate health insurance, emerging adults with IBD (EAI) are at risk of disrupted care with lack of continuity. Lessons learned from structured healthcare transition process from pediatric to adult services can be applied towards challenges in ongoing care of this population in the adult healthcare system. This paper provides an overview of the challenges in caring for the post transition EAI from the perspective of adult gastroenterologists and offers a checklist of provider and patient skills that enable effective care. This paper discusses the system-based challenges in care provision and search for meaningful patient-oriented outcomes and presents a conceptual model of determinants of continuity of care in this unique population.
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Bortoli A, Daperno M, Kohn A, Politi P, Marconi S, Monterubbianesi R, Castiglione F, Corbellini A, Merli M, Casella G, D'Incà R, Orlando A, Bossa F, Doldo P, Lecis P, Valpiani D, Danese S, Comberlato M. Patient and physician views on the quality of care in inflammatory bowel disease: results from SOLUTION-1, a prospective IG-IBD study. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:1642-52. [PMID: 25113898 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Remarkable differences in quality of care (QoC) might be observed in different countries, affecting quality of life of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. The aim of this study was to assess patient and physician perceptions of the QoC in Italy. METHODS A multicentre observational study on the quality of care in IBD (SOLUTION-1) was conducted in 36 IG-IBD (Italian Group for Inflammatory Bowel Disease) centres in Italy. The QUOTE-IBD (Quality of Care Through the Patient's Eyes) questionnaire was administered to IBD patients and to the attending physicians. The Quality Impact (QI) score summarises the QUOTE-IBD questionnaire, and a QI >9 is considered satisfactory. RESULTS Nine-hundred-ninety-two patients and 75 physicians completed the QUOTE-IBD questionnaire. The patients scored the domains of competence (9.47 vs. 8.55) and costs (9.54 vs. 8.26) higher that the physicians, while information (9.31 vs. 9.43) and continuity of care (8.40 vs. 9.01) were scored lower. The QI score was rated worse by physicians with less experience (<12 years) with regard to competence (8.0 vs. 9.01), courtesy (8.12 vs. 10.0) and autonomy (8.97 vs. 10.0). Physicians considered the cost domain unsatisfactory. CONCLUSIONS Healthcare was rated as satisfactory overall for Italian patients and physicians. The physicians underestimate their competence and consider the cost of medical management unsatisfactory. The patients are more critical regarding the continuity of care and information. Country-specific data on QoC allow local governments to allocate resources more effectively.
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- Aurora Bortoli
- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, A.O.G.Salvini, Rho Hospital, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology Unit, A.O. Ordine Mauriziano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Medical Department, Chiesi Italian Pharmaceutical Group, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Vizzolo Predabissi Hospital, AO Melegnano,MI, Italy
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- II Department of Gastroenterology, "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Pneumology and Nutrition Clinic, "V. Cervello" Hospital, Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia-Cervello" University of Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, CSS-IRCCS Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, University of Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, San Martino Hospital, Belluno, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Morgagni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano,MI, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Departement, Bolzano Central Hospital, Italy
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Lönnfors S, Vermeire S, Greco M, Hommes D, Bell C, Avedano L. IBD and health-related quality of life -- discovering the true impact. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:1281-6. [PMID: 24662394 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Although inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) significantly impact the patient's quality of life, no European-level data exists on patients' perspectives. The primary objective of this survey was to obtain an international perspective of the impact of IBD on patients' lives. Secondary objectives included obtaining a better understanding of the quality of care, access to care, and differences between countries, age groups, and sub-groups of IBD. METHODS The survey questionnaire consisted of 52 questions in six categories. The survey was translated into ten languages, tested on volunteers, and promoted across 25 national IBD associations. Data was collected anonymously online, and participation was optional. RESULTS 4670 patients completed the survey. Most respondents received a final diagnosis within a year from noticing first symptoms, but 67% had to visit emergency clinic at least once before diagnosis. 85% had been hospitalized in the last five years. 64% felt that gastroenterologists should ask more probing questions and 54% that they did not get to tell something potentially important to their physician. Most respondents experienced symptoms weekly also in remission. Most had been absent from work due to IBD and 24% had received unfair comments about their work performance. 45% felt that IBD had negatively affected their performance in educational settings. CONCLUSIONS The results of this survey can be used in defining strategic priorities and planning projects and awareness raising activities. The unmet needs of IBD patients can be better demonstrated and communicated to the public, health service managers and politicians.
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- Sanna Lönnfors
- European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA), Brussels, Belgium.
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- European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA), Brussels, Belgium.
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- European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO), Vienna, Austria.
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- European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA), Brussels, Belgium.
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- European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA), Brussels, Belgium.
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Burisch J, Weimers P, Pedersen N, Cukovic-Cavka S, Vucelic B, Kaimakliotis I, Duricova D, Bortlik M, Shonová O, Vind I, Avnstrøm S, Thorsgaard N, Krabbe S, Andersen V, Dahlerup JF, Kjeldsen J, Salupere R, Olsen J, Nielsen KR, Manninen P, Collin P, Katsanos KH, Tsianos EV, Ladefoged K, Lakatos L, Ragnarsson G, Björnsson E, Bailey Y, O'Morain C, Schwartz D, Odes S, Valpiani D, Boni MC, Jonaitis L, Kupcinskas L, Turcan S, Barros L, Magro F, Lazar D, Goldis A, Nikulina I, Belousova E, Fernandez A, Sanroman L, Almer S, Zhulina Y, Halfvarson J, Arebi N, Diggory T, Sebastian S, Lakatos PL, Langholz E, Munkholm P. Health-related quality of life improves during one year of medical and surgical treatment in a European population-based inception cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease--an ECCO-EpiCom study. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:1030-42. [PMID: 24560877 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is impaired in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The aim was prospectively to assess and validate the pattern of HRQoL in an unselected, population-based inception cohort of IBD patients from Eastern and Western Europe. METHODS The EpiCom inception cohort consists of 1560 IBD patients from 31 European centres covering a background population of approximately 10.1 million. Patients answered the disease specific Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) and generic Short Form 12 (SF-12) questionnaire at diagnosis and after one year of follow-up. RESULTS In total, 1079 patients were included in this study. Crohn's disease (CD) patients mean SIBDQ scores improved from 45.3 to 55.3 in Eastern Europe and from 44.9 to 53.6 in Western Europe. SIBDQ scores for ulcerative colitis (UC) patients improved from 44.9 to 57.4 and from 48.8 to 55.7, respectively. UC patients needing surgery or biologicals had lower SIBDQ scores before and after compared to the rest, while biological therapy improved SIBDQ scores in CD. CD and UC patients in both regions improved all SF-12 scores. Only Eastern European UC patients achieved SF-12 summary scores equal to or above the normal population. CONCLUSION Medical and surgical treatment improved HRQoL during the first year of disease. The majority of IBD patients in both Eastern and Western Europe reported a positive perception of disease-specific but not generic HRQoL. Biological therapy improved HRQoL in CD patients, while UC patients in need of surgery or biological therapy experienced lower perceptions of HRQoL than the rest.
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- J Burisch
- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- IBD Center ISCARE, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- IBD Center ISCARE, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medicine, Amager Hospital, Amager, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Amager Hospital, Amager, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Herning Central Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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- Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; Medical Department, Hospital of Southern Jutland, Aabenraa, Denmark; Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine V, Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Division of Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Medical Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Medical Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Medical Department, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Department of Medicine, Csolnoky F. Province Hospital, Veszprem, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- U.O. Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ospedale Morgagni - Pierantoni, Forlì, Italy; On behalf of the EpiCom Northern Italy centre based in Crema & Cremona, Firenze, Forlì, Padova and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- U.O. Medicina 3° e Gastroenterologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy; On behalf of the EpiCom Northern Italy centre based in Crema & Cremona, Firenze, Forlì, Padova and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
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- Hospital de Vale de Sousa, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital São João, Porto, Portugal; Institute of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; IBMC - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine 'Victor Babes', Timisoara, Romania
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine 'Victor Babes', Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Gastroenterology Department, POVISA Hospital, Vigo, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Gastroenterology/UHL, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden; School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- St. Mark's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust & Hull and York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK; Hull and York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust & Hull and York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK; Hull and York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Burisch J, Vegh Z, Pedersen N, Cuković-Čavka S, Turk N, Kaimakliotis I, Duricova D, Bortlik M, Shonová O, Thorsgaard N, Krabbe S, Andersen V, Dahlerup JF, Kjeldsen J, Salupere R, Olsen J, Nielsen KR, Manninen P, Collin P, Katsanos KH, Tsianos EV, Ladefoged K, Ragnarsson G, Björnsson E, Bailey Y, O'Morain C, Schwartz D, Odes S, Politi P, Santini A, Kiudelis G, Kupcinskas L, Turcan S, Magro F, Barros L, Lazar D, Goldis A, Nikulina I, Belousova E, Sanromán L, Martinez-Ares D, Almer S, Zhulina Y, Halfvarson J, Arebi N, Houston Y, Sebastian S, Langholz E, Lakatos PL, Munkholm P. Health care and patients' education in a European inflammatory bowel disease inception cohort: an ECCO-EpiCom study. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:811-8. [PMID: 24439390 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The EpiCom study and inception cohort was initiated in 2010 in 31 centers from 14 Western and 8 Eastern European countries, covering a 10.1million person background population. Our aim was to investigate whether there is a difference between Eastern and Western Europe in health care and education of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS A quality of care (QoC) questionnaire was developed in the EpiCom group consisting of 16 questions covering 5 items: time interval between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis, information, education, empathy and access to health care providers. RESULTS Of 1,515 patients, 947 (217 east/730 west) answered the QoC questionnaire. Only 23% of all patients had knowledge about IBD before diagnosis. In Eastern Europe, significantly more patients searched out information about IBD themselves (77% vs. 68%, p<0.05), the main source was the Internet (92% vs. 88% p=0.23). In Western Europe, significantly more patients were educated by nurses (19% vs. 1%, p<0.05), while in Eastern Europe, gastroenterologists were easier to contact (80% vs. 68%, p<0.05). CONCLUSION Health care differed significantly between Eastern and Western Europe in all items, but satisfaction rates were high in both geographic regions. Because of the low awareness and the rising incidence of IBD, general information should be the focus of patient organizations and medical societies. In Western Europe IBD nurses play a very important role in reducing the burden of patient management.
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- J Burisch
- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- IBD Center ISCARE, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- IBD Center ISCARE, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medicine, Herning Central Hospital, Herning, Denmark
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- Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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- Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; Medical Department, Hospital of Southern Jutland, Aabenraa, Denmark; Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Arhus, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Division of Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Medical Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Medical Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Medical Department, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, TCD, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- U.O. di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Italy; On behalf of the EpiCom Northern Italy Centre based in Crema & Cremona, Firenze, Forlì, Padova and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy; On behalf of the EpiCom Northern Italy Centre based in Crema & Cremona, Firenze, Forlì, Padova and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal; Institute of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Oporto Medical School, Porto, Portugal; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Hospital de Vale de Sousa, Porto, Portugal
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine 'Victor Babes', Timisoara, Romania
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine 'Victor Babes', Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russia
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, Vigo, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, Vigo, Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Gastroenterology/UHL, County council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden; School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Sir Alan Park's Physiology Unit, St Mark's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hull & East Yorkshire HNS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust & Hull and York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sadlo A, Altevers J, Peplies J, Kaltz B, Claßen M, Bauer A, Koletzko S, Timmer A. Measuring satisfaction with health care in young persons with inflammatory bowel disease--an instrument development and validation study. BMC Health Serv Res 2014; 14:97. [PMID: 24581043 PMCID: PMC3946022 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Patient satisfaction is a relevant prognostic factor in young persons with chronic disease and may be both age and disease specific. To assess health care quality from the patient’s view in young persons with inflammatory bowel disease, an easy to use, valid, reliable and informative specific instrument was needed. Methods All parts of the study were directed at persons with inflammatory bowel disease aged 15 to 24 (“youth”). A qualitative internet patient survey was used to generate items, complemented by a physician survey and literature search. A 2nd internet survey served to reduce items based on perceived importance and representativeness. Following pilot testing to assess ease of use and face validity, 150 respondents to a postal survey in patients from a paediatric clinical registry were included for validation analyses. Construct validity was assessed by relating summary scores to results from global questions on satisfaction with care using ANOVA. To assess test-retest reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), a subset of patients were assessed twice within 3 months. Results 302 persons with IBD and 55 physicians participated in the item generating internet survey, resulting in 3,954 statements. After discarding redundancies 256 statements were presented in the 2nd internet survey. Of these, 32 items were retained. The resulting instrument assesses both the perceived relevance (importance) of an item as well as the performance of the care giver for each item for calculation of a summary satisfaction score (range 0 to 1). Sensibility testing showed good acceptance for most items. Construct validity was good, with mean scores of 0.63 (0.50 to 0.76), 0.71 (0.69 to 0.74) and 0.81 (0.79 to 0.83) for no, some and good global satisfaction (ANOVA, p < 0.001). Test-retest reliability was satisfactory (ICC 0.6 to 0.7). Conclusions We developed an easy to use, patient oriented, valid instrument to assess satisfaction with care in young persons with IBD for use in survey research.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Achterstr, 30, 28359 Bremen, German.
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van der Have M, van der Aalst KS, Kaptein AA, Leenders M, Siersema PD, Oldenburg B, Fidder HH. Determinants of health-related quality of life in Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:93-106. [PMID: 23746864 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Understanding the determinants of Crohn's disease (CD) patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) may facilitate interventions that improve HRQOL. Therefore, we systematically assessed determinants of HRQOL in adult CD patients. METHODS The databases PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and CINAHL were searched for English abstracts, related to socio-demographic, psychological, clinical and treatment-related determinants of HRQOL in CD disease. Two independent reviewers extracted study characteristics and assessed the methodological quality according the criteria of Hayden et al. The main outcome was the number of studies showing a statistically significant association between the above-mentioned determinants and HRQOL. A meta-analysis was performed to quantify the relationship between disease activity and HRQOL. RESULTS Of the 2060 articles identified, 29 eligible studies were included. The majority of studies were cross-sectional and had a moderate to high quality. Data on psychological determinants were scarce. Work disability, increased disease activity, number of relapses, corticosteroid treatment and hospitalization rate were significantly associated with a lower HRQOL in the majority of included studies. Biological treatment positively influenced HRQOL. The pooled data on the association between disease activity and HRQOL resulted in a weighed mean correlation coefficient of -0.61 (CI -0.65 to -0.57). CONCLUSIONS HRQOL of adult CD patients is consistently determined by markers of active disease, including work disability, increased disease activity, number of relapses, biological treatment and hospitalization rate. As disease activity contributed to only 37% of HRQOL, there remains a need for additional, possibly modifiable, determinants. These determinants may refine possibilities to improve HRQOL.
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Opheim R, Fagermoen MS, Jelsness-Jørgensen LP, Bernklev T, Moum B. Sense of coherence in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2014;2014:989038. [PMID: 24527028 PMCID: PMC3910263 DOI: 10.1155/2014/989038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background and Aim. Sense of coherence (SOC) is a health-promoting concept reflecting a person's view of life and response to stressful situations and may be of importance in coping with chronic illness. The aim of this study was to explore associations between SOC and sociodemographic, disease-related, and personal characteristics in a sample of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods. Measures included sociodemographic and disease-related data, the Sense of Coherence Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS-5). Results. In total, 428 IBD patients had evaluable questionnaires (response rate 93%). The overall mean SOC total score was 66.25 (SD 11.47) and with no statistically significant difference between patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and patients with Crohn's disease (CD). In the multivariate analyses, higher GSE scores were significantly associated with higher SOC scores and higher FSS-5 scores were significantly associated with lower SOC scores in both UC and CD. Conclusion. GSE and FSS-5 contributed more to the variance in SOC than sociodemographic and disease-related variables. Longitudinal studies are warranted to investigate the value of SOC as a predictor of disability, medication adherence, coping behavior, and health-related quality of life.
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- Yang-Sook Yoo
- College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Sun Moon University, Asan, Korea
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- College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
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Vasudevan A, Arachchi A, van Langenberg DR. Assessing patient satisfaction in inflammatory bowel disease using the QUOTE-IBD survey: a small step for clinicians, a potentially large step for improving quality of care. J Crohns Colitis 2013; 7:e367-74. [PMID: 23528836 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient satisfaction is thought integral to high quality of care (QoC) in chronic disease models, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here we utilized the QUOTE-IBD survey in IBD clinic patients, in order to examine potential deficiencies in QoC from the patients' perspective, thus possibly amenable to change. METHODS Consecutive patients attending a single clinic were asked to complete the QUOTE-IBD survey, where 22 items (in seven domains) were rated for importance (I), and actual performance (P), and a quality index (QI) was derived. A QI <9.0 indicated suboptimal satisfaction. Other data were extracted from hospital records and CRP was measured. Factorial ANOVA examined effects of relevant clinical and demographic factors on satisfaction (QI) scores per domain. RESULTS Of 367 potential participants, 187 (51%) responded. 86 (46%) had Crohn's disease, 101 (54%) ulcerative colitis; 52% were females, and median age was 45y (range 18,82). The only QI score <9.0 was 'kept in waiting room >15min' (QI 8.73). In bivariate analyses, those with Crohn's, post-resection and longer IBD duration each had lower domain QI's than their respective counterparts, whereas those on concurrent anti-TNF therapy gave higher QI scores (each p<0.05). Factorial ANOVA showed female gender and IBD duration ≥ 5years were each associated with significantly lower mean QI scores in multiple domains. CONCLUSIONS Patients with adverse disease characteristics (e.g. longer duration, post-resection) and females reported lower satisfaction. Conversely, those on anti-TNF therapy reported higher satisfaction. Targeting these 'at-risk' groups and assessing satisfaction longitudinally may enhance QoC in IBD.
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- Abhinav Vasudevan
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Monash University, Victoria 3128, Australia
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Keefer L, Doerfler B, Artz C. Optimizing management of Crohn's disease within a project management framework: results of a pilot study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012; 18:254-60. [PMID: 21351218 PMCID: PMC3111841 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Psychotherapy for Crohn's disease (CD) has focused on patients with psychological distress. Another approach to optimize management of CD is to target patients who do not exhibit psychological distress but engage in behaviors that undermine treatment efficacy / increase risk for flare. We sought to determine the feasibility/acceptability and estimate the effects of a program framed around Project Management (PM) principles on CD outcomes. METHODS Twenty-eight adults with quiescent CD without a history of psychiatric disorder were randomized to PM (n = 16) or treatment as usual (TAU; n = 12). Baseline and follow-up measures were Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), Medication Adherence Scale (MAS), Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), and IBD Self-Efficacy Scale (IBD-SES). RESULTS There were significant group × time effects favoring PM on IBDQ-Total Score (F(1) = 15.2, P = 0.001), IBDQ-Bowel (F(1) = 6.5, P = 0.02), and IBDQ-Systemic (F(1) = 9.3, P = 0.007) but not IBDQ-Emotional (F(1) = 1.9, P = ns) or IBDQ-Social (F(1) = 2.4, P = ns). There was a significant interaction effect favoring PM with respect to PSQ (F(1) = 8.4, P = 0.01) and IBD-SES (F(1) = 12.2, P = 0.003). There was no immediate change in MAS (F(1) = 4.3, P = ns). Moderate effect sizes (d > 0.30) were observed for IBDQ total score (d = 0.45), IBDQ bowel health (d = 0.45), and systemic health (d = 0.37). Effect sizes for PSQ (d = 0.13) and IBDSES (d = 0.17) were smaller. CONCLUSIONS Behavioral programs that appeal to patients who may not seek psychotherapy for negative health behaviors may improve quality of life and potentially disease course and outcomes.
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- Laurie Keefer
- Northwestern University, Division of Gastroenterology, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) require self-management skills that may be influenced by self-efficacy (SE). Self-efficacy represents an individual's perception of his or her ability to organize and execute the behaviors necessary to manage disease. The goal of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measure of IBD-specific SE that can be used in clinical and research contexts. METHODS One hundred and twenty-two adults with a verified IBD diagnosis participated in the study. Data were pooled from 2 sources: patients from an outpatient university gastroenterology clinic (n=42) and a sample of online respondents (n=80). All participants (N=122) completed the IBD Self-Efficacy Scale (IBD-SES) and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire. Additionally, online participants completed the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, whereas those in the clinic sample completed the Perceived Health Competence Scale, the Perceived Stress Questionnaire, and the Short Form Version 2 Health Survey. RESULTS The IBD-SES was initially constructed to identify 4 distinct theoretical domains of self-efficacy: (1) managing stress and emotions, (2) managing medical care, (3) managing symptoms and disease, and (4) maintaining remission. The 29-item IBD-SES has high internal consistency (r=0.96), high test-retest reliability (r=0.90), and demonstrates strong construct and concurrent validity with established measures. CONCLUSIONS The IBD-SES is a critical first step toward addressing an important psychological construct that could influence treatment outcomes in IBD.
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- Laurie Keefer
- Center for Psychosocial Research in Gastroenterology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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BACKGROUND Adjustment to chronic disease is a multidimensional construct described as successful adaptation to disease-specific demands, preservation of psychological well-being, functional status, and quality of life. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be particularly challenging due to the unpredictable, relapsing and remitting course of the disease. METHODS All participants were patients being treated in an outpatient gastroenterology clinic at a university medical center. Participants completed a survey of questionnaires assessing illness perceptions, stress, emotional functioning, disease acceptance, coping, disease impact, and disease-specific and health-related quality of life. Adjustment was measured as a composite of perceived disability, psychological functioning, and disease-specific and health-related quality of life. RESULTS Participants were 38 adults with a diagnosis of either Crohn's disease (45%) or ulcerative colitis (55%). We observed that our defined adjustment variables were strongly correlated with disease characteristics (r = 0.33-0.80, all P < 0.05), an emotional representation of illness (r = 0.44-0.58, P < 0.01), disease acceptance (r = 0.34-0.74, P < 0.05), coping (r = 0.33-0.60, P < 0.05), and frequency of gastroenterologist visits (r = 0.39-0.70, P < 0.05). Better adjustment was associated with greater bowel and systemic health, increased activities engagement and symptom tolerance, less pain, less perceived stress, and fewer gastroenterologist visits. All adjustment variables were highly correlated (r = 0.40-0.84, P < 0.05) and demonstrated a cohesive composite. CONCLUSIONS The framework presented and results of this study underscore the importance of considering complementary pathways of disease management including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors beyond the traditional medical and psychological (depression and anxiety) components.
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- Jennifer L Kiebles
- Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Psychosocial Research in GI, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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van Langenberg DR, Simon SB, Holtmann GJ, Andrews JM. The burden of inpatient costs in inflammatory bowel disease and opportunities to optimize care: a single metropolitan Australian center experience. J Crohns Colitis 2010; 4:413-21. [PMID: 21122537 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2010.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Revised: 01/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes significant morbidity, frequently resulting in hospital admission and resection surgery. However, little is known about: 1. how IBD patients' inpatient healthcare utilisation compares to other inpatients and 2. whether there are potentially modifiable factors which may influence this. METHODS Over five months a cohort of admitted IBD patients were acquired and each assigned five admitted, age and gender matched controls at a single tertiary center. Data compared over 15 months included: total cumulative length of stay (TLoS), number of admissions (index and subsequent re-admissions), inpatient costs, care complexity (defined by relative stay index [RSI]), and disease-specific factors amongst the IBD cohort. Data were confirmed by case notes review. RESULTS There were 102 IBD patients and 510 controls (median age 44 years, 57% female). IBD patients had more re-admissions (mean 1.72 vs 1.55, p=0.002) and longer TLoS (median 6.8 vs 3.4 days, p<0.0001) than controls. Both median cumulative cost of inpatient healthcare and RSI were also higher in IBD compared to controls ($7052 vs $5470 and RSI 362% vs 293%, each p<0.008). IBD patients seen by a gastroenterologist prior to their index admission had fewer re-admissions (mean 1.37 vs 2.02, p=0.016,) and tended to have lower total cumulative inpatient costs than those without prior Gastroenterologist review (median $6439 vs $9479, p=0.069). CONCLUSIONS IBD patients have significantly greater inpatient healthcare utilization, complexity and costs than age and gender matched, hospitalized controls. Prior gastroenterologist care in IBD may reduce subsequent admission rates, and inpatient-related costs.
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Munkholm P, Michetti P, Probert CS, Elkjaer M, Marteau P. Best practice in the management of mild-to-moderately active ulcerative colitis and achieving maintenance of remission using mesalazine. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 22:912-6. [PMID: 20665988 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e32833944bf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Optimizing treatment goals in ulcerative colitis requires recognizing the needs of patients. It is increasingly recognized that adapting treatment strategies aligned with patient needs can improve patient compliance and consequently minimize relapse rates. Tailoring of treatment strategies can improve not only patient quality of life, and decrease the number harmed by adverse events from more potent drugs, but can also save valuable healthcare costs by avoiding high-cost treatment interventions associated with acute ulcerative colitis. This review will consider several elements of mesalazine management from the patient perspective based on a range of clinical and patient-focused evidence. By highlighting patient preferences in disease management it is envisaged that this review will aid physicians to optimize treatment decisions with the different mesalazine preparations available.
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van Langenberg DR, Lange K, Hetzel DJ, Holtmann GJ, Andrews JM. Adverse clinical phenotype in inflammatory bowel disease: a cross sectional study identifying factors potentially amenable to change. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 25:1250-8. [PMID: 20594252 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06302.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM A significant proportion with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit an adverse clinical phenotype reflected in endpoints like surgery and hospitalizations. We sought to identify clinico-demographic factors associated with these adverse consequences that may be amenable to change. METHODS Over 6 months IBD patients visiting a metropolitan center were prospectively identified and given a comprehensive survey addressing patient knowledge, mental health and satisfaction with medical care along with other clinical data. Logistic regression analyses assessed for associations between clinico-demographic variables and adverse clinical endpoints (previous surgery [ever] and/or recent inpatient admission over a 16 month observation period). RESULTS Of 256 IBD patients, 162 responded (response rate 63%); 95 (59%) had Crohn's disease (CD), 63 (40%) ulcerative colitis (UC), four indeterminate colitis; 53% were female. Factors associated with a greater likelihood of hospitalization included moderate/severe disease activity, psychological co-morbidity, numbers of medications and outpatient visits (odds ratio [OR] 7.09 [2.83-17.76], 4.13 [1.25-13.61], 1.26 [1.03-1.54], 1.17 [1.00-1.37] respectively; all P < 0.05). Post-surgical patients were more likely to have CD, more currently active disease and longer disease duration (OR 8.55 [2.43-29.4], 3.52 [1.26, 9.87], 1.14 [1.08, 1.21] respectively; all P < 0.02), yet were less likely to have previously seen a gastroenterologist, OR 0.25 [0.08-0.76] (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS 'At risk' patients (those previously operated, with ongoing disease activity, dissatisfaction and/or psychological comorbidities) may benefit from early identification and more intensive management. Specialist gastroenterology care appears to be under-utilized in operated patients yet may reduce future IBD morbidity.
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- Daniel R van Langenberg
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Elkjaer M, Burisch J, Avnstrøm S, Lynge E, Munkholm P. Development of a Web-based concept for patients with ulcerative colitis and 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 22:695-704. [PMID: 19543101 DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832e0a18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a lifelong disease with increasing incidence. UC requires frequent outpatient clinic visits and continuous medical treatment. Web-based self-management in other chronic diseases influences disease course, and increases self-adherence, compliance and quality of life (QoL). Lack of easy access to inflammatory bowel disease clinics and patient education, their understanding of the importance of early treatment at relapse, poor compliance and self-adherence can be partly solved by a newly developed Web-based concept. AIMS To describe the development and validation of the Web-based 'Constant-Care' concept. METHODS A Web-based treatment program (www.constant-care.dk) and a Patient Educational Centre for UC patients were developed. The feasibility and acceptance of the concept was validated before (group A) and 6 months after (group B) the start of a randomized controlled trial. Patients' level of disease-specific knowledge, QoL, anxiety and depression were evaluated. RESULTS Ten (group A) and 11 (group B) patients fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of mild-to-moderate UC participated in the study. All patients reported an ability to initiate self-treatment after the educational training (ET). A significant increase in knowledge from 36 to 69% (group A) and 28 to 75% (group B) was obtained. A majority of the patients were satisfied with the ET. Patients' QoL, anxiety, depression and general well-being showed no difference after the ET. CONCLUSION Patient education and training through a Web-based program (www.constant-care.dk) seems to be a feasible concept for increasing patients' ability to self-initiate treatment and increase the level of disease-specific knowledge. Relevant adjustment of the concept was implemented. The final outcome of the 'Constant-Care' concept is pending.
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In this systematic review we focus on the current use of and knowledge on health related quality of life in unselected, population-based IBD cohorts. We made a systematic literature search and included for comprehensive review papers that described a population-based cohort and that used validated HRQoL instruments. We show that even studies defined by the authors as population-based do not always meet the criteria set for being population-based. The heterogeneity of the study populations we have reviewed emphasizes that "population-based" must be defined very meticulously and that study populations need to be scrutinized with regard to all characteristics of the cohort before one can compare their results. Different definitions of study populations as population-based affect outcomes. We also show that use of the same HRQoL questionnaires does not guarantee comparable results as there are several different versions of the questionnaires, the different translations are not always comparable and at last there are several methods of computing and presenting the data. Detailed accumulation of knowledge and thorough meta analyses is therefore difficult hence we find it necessary to raise a discussion on the need of standardization in this field of research and we make some simple recommendations on factors we find important.
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- Marte Lie Hoivik
- Section of Gastroenterology, Medical Department, Oslo University Hospital, Aker, Norway.
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Magro F, Portela F, Lago P, Deus J, Cotter J, Cremers I, Vieira A, Peixe P, Caldeira P, Lopes H, Gonçalves R, Reis J, Cravo M, Barros L, Ministro P, Lurdes Tavares M, Duarte A, Campos M, Carvalho L. Inflammatory bowel disease: a patient's and caregiver's perspective. Dig Dis Sci 2009; 54:2671-9. [PMID: 19130226 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0658-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey examining the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on patients' and their caregivers' daily activities. Questionnaires were distributed to patients registered in the APDI (Portuguese Association for IBD) database and their respective caregivers in 2007. Of 422 patient respondents, 251 had Crohn's disease (CD) and 171 had ulcerative colitis (UC), with the majority of patients being women (58.1%) and aged over 40 years (37.4%). The number of disease flares experienced by IBD patients was slightly higher for patients with CD than for patients with UC (2.64 vs. 2.34), and surgery was more often required in CD patients as compared to UC patients (42.4 vs. 7%). Sixty percent (60%) of patients reported having no problems with mobility, daily activities, or personal hygiene; however, over half of all patients experienced some pain and anxiety. Adult patients and children and adolescents respectively experienced time off work or school due to their disease but caregivers were not affected in this regard. The caregivers life (N=324) was affected by anxiety, with the major concern reported as the risk of the patient developing cancer. Both IBD patients and caregivers thought that the provision of information on new drugs and contact time with a doctor would have the biggest impact on improving care. The symptoms and complications of IBD have a considerable impact on the lives of patients and their caregivers, and several actions could be taken to improve their care.
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- GEDII--Portuguese Group of Studies of IBD, Porto, Portugal.
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Deter HC, von Wietersheim J, Jantschek G, Burgdorf F, Blum B, Keller W. High-utilizing Crohn's disease patients under psychosomatic therapy. Biopsychosoc Med 2008; 2:18. [PMID: 18851749 PMCID: PMC2579292 DOI: 10.1186/1751-0759-2-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Few studies have been published on health care utilization in Crohn's disease and the influence of psychological treatment on high utilizers. METHODS The present sub study of a prospective multi center investigation conducted in 87 of 488 consecutive Crohn's disease (CD) patients was designed to investigate the influence of the course of Crohn's disease on health care utilization (hospital days (HD) and sick leave days (SLD) collected by German insurance companies) and to examine the conditions of high-utilizing patients. Predictors of health care utilization should be selected. Based on a standardized somatic treatment, high health care utilizing patients of the psychotherapy and control groups should be compared before and after a one-year treatment. RESULTS Multivariate regression analysis identified disease activity at randomization as an important predictor of the clinical course (r2 = 0.28, p < 0.01). Health care utilization correlated with duration of disease (p < 0.04), but the model was not significant (r2 = 0.15, p = 0.09). The patients' level of anxiety, depression and lack of control at randomization predicted their health-related quality of life at the end of the study (r2 = 0.51, p < 0.00001). Interestingly, steroid intake and depression (t1) predicted the combined outcome measure (clinical course, HRQL, health care utilization) of Crohn's disease at the end of the study (r2 = 0.22, p < 0.001).Among high utilizers, a significantly greater drop in HD (p < 0.03) and in mean in SLD were found in the treatment compared to the control group. CONCLUSION The course of Crohn's disease is influenced by psychological as well as somatic factors; especially depression seems important here. A significant drop of health care utilization demonstrates the benefit of psychological treatment in the subgroup of high-utilizing CD patients. Further studies are needed to replicate the findings of the clinical outcome in this CD subgroup.
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- Hans-Christian Deter
- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Medical Clinic I Gastroenterology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Lübeck, Germany
- Medical Clinic I Gastroenterology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Medical University Lübeck, Germany
- Medical Clinic I Gastroenterology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Medical Clinic I Gastroenterology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Medical Clinic I Gastroenterology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- Medical Clinic I Gastroenterology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Politi P, Bodini P, Mortilla MG, Beltrami M, Fornaciari G, Formisano D, Munkholm P, Riis L, Wolters F, Hoie O, Katsanos K, O'Morain C, Shuhaibar M, Lalli P, De Falco M, Pereira S, Freitas J, Odes S, Stockbrügger RW. Communication of information to patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A European Collaborative Study in a multinational prospective inception cohort. J Crohns Colitis 2008; 2:226-32. [PMID: 21172215 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2008.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2008] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Communication to patients of information about their disease has become increasingly important in modern medicine, and particularly with chronic nonfatal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the subject is not adequately researched or understood. METHODS We studied the media and preferences for communication of information in a multi-national community-based inception cohort of European and Israeli patients with IBD and 10 years follow-up, using structured questionnaires categorizing demographics, disease status, current and preferred sources of information, use of electronic media, role of patients' associations, and satisfaction level. RESULTS The 917 patients completing the questionnaire were derived from northern (60%) and southern (40%) countries. The mean age was 48.3 years (62% under 50 years); 51% were males; 67% had ulcerative colitis, 33% Crohn's disease. Sixty-six percent of patients designated the specialist as their primary source of information, 77% indicated satisfaction with their current information, and 65% reported not receiving information about medical treatment in the past year. Patient concerns were about new research into their illness (64%), medical treatments (58%), risks and complications (51%) and genetics (42%). Preferred sources of information were paper bulletin (76%), electronic media (30%) and international organization (79%). Diagnosis (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), gender, education level and country impacted significantly on patients' choices. CONCLUSIONS In providing health care information to patients with IBD their individual attitudes and preferences must be considered. There should be greater roles for IBD patients' associations and international IBD-research organizations, and an increasing use of electronic media.
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- P Politi
- Department of General Medicine and Gastroenterology, Ospedale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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Elkjaer M, Moser G, Reinisch W, Durovicova D, Lukas M, Vucelic B, Wewer V, Frederic Colombel J, Shuhaibar M, O'Morain C, Politi P, Odes S, Bernklev T, Oresland T, Nikulina I, Belousova E, Van der Eijk I, Munkholm P. IBD patients need in health quality of care ECCO consensus. J Crohns Colitis 2008; 2:181-8. [PMID: 21172209 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2008.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION : Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is a lifelong disorder with increasing incidence and prevalence. IBD primarily affects young people's productivity in addition to direct and indirect costs. The chronic nature of the disease and the patients' requirement of frequent and easy access to the Health Care providers regarding lifelong medication, social and psychological support and regular follow-up in out-patient clinics are important considerations to address. AIM AND METHODS : To define IBD patient needs in Quality of Health Care (QoHC) in Europe based on up- to date available evidence. The working group consisted of doctors, nurses and patient organizations from 12 European countries and Israel. Pub Med searching was performed as defined in the Delta Method. Each recommendation was graded (RG) in accordance with level of evidence (EL) based on Evidence Based Medicine, Oxford Centre. During UEGW 2007 the group reconvened to agree on the final version for each chapter of guideline statement RESULTS : Pub Med search led to 6 RCT, 7 reviews, 63 original articles, but no meta-analysis regarding "Information"; "Education"; "Primary Care", "Quality of life", "Psychological help" and "Benchmarking of Health Care systems" in IBD. Seven ECCO statements have been worked out. CONCLUSION : Evidence-based medicine in QoHC is limited. It is concluded that optimizing QoHC by "information"; "education", "benchmarking" and "psychological analysis" helps the patient to understand the disease and comply with its therapy, increasing QoL, reducing depression and anxiety. Future aspects regarding more evidence-based science and optimization of QoHC in IBD throughout Europe have been proposed.
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- Margarita Elkjaer
- Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Quality of life (QoL) is vitally important to patients with chronic illnesses such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and has been assessed in observational, cross-sectional, and cohort studies. However, relatively few clinical trials have evaluated the QoL of patients with UC. Recently, greater availability of the necessary tools has facilitated the undertaking of studies showing that QoL of patients with UC is reduced significantly compared with that of the general population. Studies using disease-specific instruments have identified disease severity as the strongest predictor of QoL, with other disease-related predictors including type of medical or surgical treatment and the efficacy, tolerability, and acceptability to patients of particular types of medical or surgical treatments. Other factors, such as comorbid medical or psychosocial problems and adherence to treatment, also affect QoL. Combined use of generic and disease-specific instruments in clinical trials can ensure that all clinically relevant unexpected events (generic instrument) and important improvement or deterioration (disease-specific instrument) are captured. For accurate outcomes assessment, the use of comprehensively validated instruments is critical. The need for the development and evaluation of new instruments will be determined by the mechanisms and targets of novel therapies. Ultimately, QoL assessment of effective therapies will play a strong role in pharmacoeconomic evaluations, providing health policy makers with the evidence to support the treatments that can most effectively normalize QoL through complete symptom resolution, minimal side effects, and convenient administration.
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- E Jan Irvine
- University of Toronto and Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Jäghult S, Larson J, Wredling R, Kapraali M. A multiprofessional education programme for patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Gastroenterol 2007; 42:1452-9. [PMID: 17852871 DOI: 10.1080/00365520701439685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Health-related quality of life is impaired in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and improved disease-related information can improve this situation. The aims of this study were to create an education programme that could be readily applicable at the clinic and would be suitable for newly diagnosed patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and to investigate whether the programme could improve their health-related quality of life. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-three patients with inflammatory bowel disease in remission were included and randomized to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group attended a multiprofessional education programme while the control group received regular information. Four questionnaires were used for measuring health-related quality of life. Both groups completed the questionnaires at baseline and after 6 months. The intervention group also completed the questionnaires after 1 month. RESULTS No significant differences were found when comparing the two groups at 6 months. However, the multi-professional education programme was highly appreciated by the patients. CONCLUSIONS In the present study no improvement could be seen in health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease after participating in an education programme in comparison with the control group. This might be due to the fact that the questionnaires were not sensitive enough or that some patients were not in clinical remission. The patients' enthusiasm for the multiprofessional education programme has led to its being part of the regular care at the clinic.
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- Susanna Jäghult
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Deter HC, Keller W, von Wietersheim J, Jantschek G, Duchmann R, Zeitz M. Psychological treatment may reduce the need for healthcare in patients with Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007; 13:745-52. [PMID: 17230495 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few published studies examine the influence of psychological treatment on health care utilization in Crohn's disease. METHODS The present substudy of a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial conducted in 69 of 488 consecutive Crohn's disease (CD) patients was designed to investigate the way in which healthcare utilization is influenced by psychotherapy and relaxation in addition to standardized glucocorticoid therapy. Before and after a 1-year period of standardized somatic treatment the psychotherapy and control groups were compared with regard to hospital and sick-leave days. Predictors of healthcare utilization were analyzed. RESULTS The comparison between groups before and after psychological treatment showed a significantly higher decrease of mean hospital days (P < 0.03) and sick-leave days in the treatment group compared with the controls. When a covariate analysis was applied to compare the data at randomization, the difference in hospital days remained statistically a trend (P < 0.1). Multivariate regression analysis detected a significant gender and depression effect for hospital days (cor r(2) = 0.114) and a significant gender and age effect for sick-leave days (cor r(2) = 0.112). CONCLUSION A significant drop in healthcare utilization after psychological treatment demonstrates a clear benefit of this additional therapy. This is important, since the study failed to demonstrate significant changes in the psychosocial status or somatic course of study patients. Clinical and psychological factors influencing these outcomes are discussed.
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- Hans-Christian Deter
- Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
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Langhorst J, Mueller T, Luedtke R, Franken U, Paul A, Michalsen A, Schedlowski M, Dobos GJ, Elsenbruch S. Effects of a comprehensive lifestyle modification program on quality-of-life in patients with ulcerative colitis: a twelve-month follow-up. Scand J Gastroenterol 2007; 42:734-45. [PMID: 17505996 DOI: 10.1080/00365520601101682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of a comprehensive lifestyle modification program on health-related quality-of-life, psychological distress, and clinical parameters in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) 3- and 12 months after completion of the program. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty patients with UC in clinical remission or with low disease activity were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a usual-care control group. Comprehensive lifestyle modification consisted of a structured 60-h training program over a period of 10 weeks which included stress management training, psychoeducational elements, and self-care strategies. Quality-of-life, psychological distress, and clinical disease activity were assessed with standardized questionnaires (Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ); the MOS Short-Form 36 (SF-36); the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and the Colitis Activity Index (CAI)) at baseline, and 3 months and 12 months after comprehensive lifestyle modification. RESULTS Three months after comprehensive lifestyle modification, patients in the intervention group showed significantly greater improvement in the SF-36 scale physical function (p=0.0175), and a significantly greater reduction in anxiety scores, measured with the BSI (p=0.0294). Use of relaxation techniques was a significant predictor of improvement in the psychological sum score after 3 months of therapy (p=0.034). Though 80% of patients with an initial IBDQ score <170 in the intervention group showed an improvement of >16 points after 3 months, no significant effects of the intervention were found on the IBDQ scales, or on clinical disease parameters, including CAI scores, self-assessed disease activity, hospitalizations, or medical consultations. CONCLUSIONS These results are consistent with possible short-term benefits of a comprehensive lifestyle modification program on some aspects of quality-of-life and emotional well-being, but no effects were discernable 12 months after completion of therapy. Comprehensive lifestyle modification had no effect on clinical disease variables. The generalizability of these data is limited because of the inclusion of patients with a relatively low disease activity who were interested in integrative medicine.
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- Jost Langhorst
- University of Duisburg-Essen, Kliniken Essen Mitte, Germany.
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Feagan BG, Reinisch W, Rutgeerts P, Sandborn WJ, Yan S, Eisenberg D, Bala M, Johanns J, Olson A, Hanauer SB. The effects of infliximab therapy on health-related quality of life in ulcerative colitis patients. Am J Gastroenterol 2007; 102:794-802. [PMID: 17324131 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The impact of infliximab induction and maintenance therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQL) was evaluated in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS In two placebo-controlled, double-blind studies (the Active Ulcerative Colitis Trials 1 and 2 [ACT 1 and 2]), 728 patients were randomized to placebo or infliximab 5 mg/kg or 10 mg/kg. Infusions were administered at weeks 0, 2, 6, and every 8 wk thereafter, up to week 22 (ACT 2) or 46 (ACT 1). Changes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) and Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey physical and mental component summary (PCS and MCS, respectively) scores were analyzed. RESULTS Baseline scores for the pooled patient population indicated substantial impairment in HRQL. Improvement at week 8 in the total IBDQ score was significantly greater in the infliximab 5-mg/kg (40, P < 0.001) and 10-mg/kg (36, P < 0.001) groups compared with the placebo group (28). Improvement at week 8 was also significantly greater in the infliximab 5- and 10-mg/kg groups for the PCS (6.8 and 5.9, respectively) and MCS (5.9 and 6.4, respectively) compared with placebo (PCS = 3.7, MCS = 3.0, P < 0.01 for all comparisons). Continued benefit was seen at weeks 30 and 54 with infliximab maintenance therapy (P < 0.001 for all comparisons). Improvement in total IBDQ score correlated significantly (P < 0.001) with improvement in both PCS and MCS scores, and Mayo score. CONCLUSIONS Infliximab therapy substantially improved HRQL in patients with UC. This benefit was sustained through 1 yr with maintenance infliximab therapy.
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- Brian G Feagan
- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Kunzendorf S, Jantschek G, Straubinger K, Heberlein I, Homann N, Ludwig D, Benninghoven D. The Luebeck interview for psychosocial screening in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007; 13:33-41. [PMID: 17206637 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychosocial factors play an important role in the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, a simple, valid psychosocial screening instrument that is suitable for short patient-physician contacts does not exist. Therefore, the Luebeck semistructured Interview for Psychosocial Screening was developed as a rating tool for psychosocial stress in IBD patients (LIPS-IBD). METHOD The entire interview requires approximately 10 minutes. Interrater reliability was tested. Depression, anxiety, social support, impact of the disease, global level of psychosocial stress, and demand for psychosocial support were rated in 92 patients with IBD on 5 point Likert scales. Patients from the in- and out-patient clinic for gastroenterology were included. In addition, patients filled out self-report questionnaires regarding depression, anxiety, social support, and impact of the disease. Indices of disease activity (Colitis Activity Index, Crohn's Disease Activity Index) were recorded. RESULTS Both patients and physicians found the interview feasible. Reliability was good, with interrater reliability ranging from .76 to .94. Convergence with self-report instruments was also high (r = .5-.6). Ratings of depression and impact of the disease were correlated with indices of disease activity. DISCUSSION LIPS helps to identify patients with high levels of psychosocial stress and provide them with more detailed psychologic assessments. It was found to be a suitable instrument for daily clinical routine. It is potentially a valuable screening tool to obtain reliable, valid, and useful information in daily practice in IBD treatment settings.
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- S Kunzendorf
- University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine, Luebeck, Germany.
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Rezailashkajani M, Roshandel D, Ansari S, Zali MR. Knowledge of disease and health information needs of the patients with inflammatory bowel disease in a developing country. Int J Colorectal Dis 2006; 21:433-40. [PMID: 16132999 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-005-0030-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2005] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study was performed to have a first-time assessment on the knowledge level of a population of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in a developing country like Iran and to identify their health information preferences. METHODS One hundred over 18-year-old IBD patients presenting to an outpatient gastroenterology clinic in Tehran from April to November 2004 were asked to complete Persian-translated version of 24-item Crohn's and Colitis Knowledge (CCKNOW) score questionnaire and an additional questionnaire collecting their favorite disease-related knowledge topics. RESULTS All of the patients (64 females, 36 males) wished to know more about their disease. The cause of IBD and the medications were the most favorite knowledge topics. The mean and median of CCKNOW score of the patients was 4.65 and 4.0 (out of 24), respectively. Women showed significantly higher scores than men (p=0.006). There was also a weak positive correlation between the level of education and CCKNOW score (Spearman's rho=0.23, p=0.02). No significant correlation was found between age, duration of disease, self-estimated level of suffering from disease, and CCKNOW score. The most severe knowledge deficit was evident in knowledge on IBD complications. CONCLUSION Despite the overt inclination of Iranian IBD patients to know more about their disease, their knowledge levels were significantly lower than the IBD patients in developed countries. The more profound knowledge deficit in IBD complications may lead to disastrous aftermaths such as late diagnosis of colorectal cancer induced by prolonged IBD. Vigorous patient education programs for the Iranian IBD patient are suggested focusing on areas of knowledge deficit and their favorite topics.
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- Mohammadreza Rezailashkajani
- Health Informatics Department, Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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People with limited or no bladder or bowel control, who have had a stoma to manage elimination, have a particular awareness of the proximity of the sites of pleasure and excretion. Drawing on interviews and related ethnography conducted in Australia from 1998 to 2001, this paper explores how men and women with permanent continence problems negotiate their sexuality around their bodily unreliability. Pleasurable sex, idealized, involves losing control. People who are incontinent or rely on a stoma, however, must monitor their bladder and bowel, disguising the stoma and bag and controlling their body in sex as in other circumstances. The need to negotiate bodily boundaries with established partners, or to disclose to new sexual partners, results in self-consciousness and social unease, and people need to reconstruct notions of privacy and dignity so that breaches in bodily control do not undermine the sexual relationship. For many, the stoma undermines self-esteem and body image, while its management confuses the status of the individual as "normal" and the partner as carer or lover.
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- Lenore Manderson
- Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, Department of Public Health, The University of Melbourne, 1/305 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Vic. 3053, Australia.
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Van Der Eijk I, Verheggen FW, Russel MG, Buckley M, Katsanos K, Munkholm P, Engdahl I, Politi P, Odes S, Fossen J, Stockbrügger RW. "Best practice" in inflammatory bowel disease: an international survey and audit. Eur J Intern Med 2004; 15:113-120. [PMID: 15172026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2003] [Accepted: 01/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Background: An observational study was conducted at eight university and four district hospitals in eight countries collaborating in clinical and epidemiological research in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to compare European health care facilities and to define current "best practice" with regard to IBD. Methods: The approach used in this multi-national survey was unique. Existing quality norms, developed for total hospital care by a specialized organization, were restricted to IBD-specific care and adapted to the frame of reference of the study group. In each center, these norms were surveyed by means of questionnaires and professional audits in all participating centers. The collected data were reported to the center, compared to data from other hospitals, and used to benchmark. Group consensus was reached with regard to defining current "best practice". Results: The observations in each center involved patient-oriented processes, technical and patient safety, and quality of the medical standard. Several findings could be directly implemented to improve IBD care in another hospital (benchmarks). These included a confidential relationship between health care worker(s) and patients, and availability of patient data. Conclusions: The observed benchmarks, in combination with other subjectively chosen "positive" procedures, have been defined as current "best practice in IBD", representing practical guidelines towards better quality of care in IBD.
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- Ingrid Van Der Eijk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, Netherlands
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