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Jatkowska A, White B, Jaskolski P, Nichols B, Brownson E, Clowe J, Seenan JP, Gerasimidis K, MacDonald J. Perceptions Toward Established and Novel Dietary Therapies for Crohn's Disease Management Among Adult Patients: Results From a Questionnaire Survey. Crohns Colitis 360 2024; 6:otae008. [PMID: 38464347 PMCID: PMC10924435 DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otae008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) and partial enteral nutrition (PEN) remain the only established dietary therapies in Crohn's disease (CD) management. We conducted a questionnaire survey to evaluate the perceptions of adults with CD toward established and emerging food-based dietary therapies. Methods A 26-question anonymous survey was mailed to 300 adults receiving biologic treatment. Two researchers independently conducted a thematic analysis of open-ended responses. Machine learning with the Random Forest-Recursive Feature Elimination algorithm identified predictors of willingness to try dietary therapies. Results One hundred and sixty patients (53% female) completed and returned the survey. Forty-two percent were following some form of exclusion diet, with low-spice and low-fiber diets being the most popular. Although only a quarter of patients believed that EEN/PEN could help with their CD, more than half believed that diet could help, with another 13% already using diet for CD management. While half of the patients were willing to try EEN, the majority were willing to try PEN instead (51% vs. 79%; P < .001). Forty-two percent of patients preferred food-based dietary plans prepared at home over EEN/PEN options. The most important predictors for willingness to try dietary therapies were age (25-65 years), recent symptoms, previous exposure to EEN/PEN, and current exclusion diet use. The top concerns about PEN were taste/palatability, satiety/hunger, and taste fatigue. Conclusions Most adults preferred to follow a food-based dietary therapy over EEN/PEN. The majority would try PEN though which allows for more flexibility to incorporate in habitual diet and may be easier to comply with than the EEN.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aleksandra Jatkowska
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
| | - Jennifer Clowe
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
| | - John Paul Seenan
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
| | | | - Jonathan MacDonald
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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