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ArticleFrontline gastroenterology2014

Perspectives and attitudes of young patients with inflammatory bowel disease: symptoms, burden of disease and communication with their healthcare professionals.

C Alexakis, G Davies, J Stephens, S Clark, S Rogers, A Poullis

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Article in Frontline gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Framework of IBD Care Delivery Across Ages.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2024
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  3. Physical and Metabolic Changes after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: A Case Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020
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C AlexakisDepartment of Gastroenterology, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
G DaviesCrohn's and Colitis UK, Hertfordshire, UK.
J StephensCrohn's and Colitis UK, Hertfordshire, UK.
S ClarkCrohn's and Colitis UK, Hertfordshire, UK.
S RogersCrohn's and Colitis UK, Hertfordshire, UK.
A PoullisDepartment of Gastroenterology, St George's Hospital, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects a significant proportion of young patients in the UK. The role of the healthcare professional, and their relationship with the young patient is particularly important at this difficult stage of their life, when education, social integration and career planning, can be dramatically affected by this consuming condition.

objectivesTo address the attitudes, experiences and erspectives of young patients suffering from IBD, focusing particularly on the relationship between sufferer and healthcare provider.

methodsCrohn's and Colitis UK invited its young members to respond to a detailed internet based questionnaire addressing various aspects of patients' disease and their relationship with respective healthcare workers.

results1081 patients aged 29 years or less responded. Self reported burden of illness was high with only 12% respondents free from a disease flare in the previous 12 months with almost half being hospitalised in the same period. Quality of ommunication with healthcare providers was generally high, with three-quarters of patients feeling appropriately empowered in their healthcare decisions. The IBD nurse specialist was highlighted as a particularly valuable member of the team, scoring the highest of the professional groups in communication comfort scores, as well as being nominated by the patients as the preferred professional group to discuss their disease with.

conclusionsThe results emphasize the considerable impact of the disease that this group is encumbered with, and identifies areas in the patient-professional relationship that can be augmented to improve the overall healthcare of this complex and fragile subgroup of patients.

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Crohn's DiseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseaseUlcerative Colitis

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PMID28839770
PMCPMC5369726

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