ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2021
Impaired Quality of Working Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.
Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05906043 (A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessing and Treating Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessing and Treating Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Work Productivity Impairment in Persons with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2024Pooled it
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- Sexuality and Intimacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Phenomenological Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bibliometric analysis of inflammatory bowel disease and emotional factors: trends, impact, and emerging research areas.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Quality of Life and Work Productivity in Patients Under Treatment.Cureus · 2025Article
- Plasma interleukin-22 concentration and disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Mobile health technologies in inflammatory bowel disease: a narrative review.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Educational interventions to enhance support for balancing work and treatment in inflammatory bowel disease patients.Journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life outcomes among vedolizumab-treated patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the UK and Ireland: a 52-week observational study (OCTAVO).Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Observational
- Benefit-Risk Trade-offs and Patient Preferences for Therapy Selection in Ulcerative Colitis: a Multicountry Preference Study.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2025Article
- Emerging Natural Therapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Review
- Reactions, Reality, and Resilience in Adults with Crohn's Disease: A Qualitative Study.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2025Article
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- Morning light treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: a clinical trial.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health-Related Outcomes in Crohn's Disease: Results From the National Health and Wellness Survey.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2024Article
- Anti-Inflammatory Properties of the Citrus Flavonoid Diosmetin: An Updated Review of Experimental Models.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Depression and active disease are the major risk factors for fatigue and sleep disturbance in inflammatory bowel disease with consequent poor quality of life: Analysis of the interplay between psychosocial factors from the developing world.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWork-related aspects are important determinants of health for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.
aimsWe aimed to describe quality of working life (QWL) in IBD patients and to assess variables that are associated with QWL.
methodsEmployed IBD patients of two tertiary and two secondary referral hospitals were included. QWL (range 0-100) was measured using the Quality of Working Life Questionnaire (QWLQ). Work productivity (WP), fatigue, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, and Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, respectively. Active disease was defined as a score > 4 for the patient-reported Harvey-Bradshaw index in Crohn's disease (CD) or Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index in ulcerative colitis patients.
resultsIn total, 510 IBD patients were included (59% female, 53% CD, mean age 43 (SD 12) years). The mean QWLQ score was 78 (SD 11). The lowest subscore (54 (SD 26)) was observed for "problems due to the health situation": 63% reported fatigue-related problems at work, 48% agreed being hampered at work, 46% had limited confidence in their body, and 48% felt insecure about the future due to their health situation. Intermediate/strong associations were found between QWL and fatigue (r = - 0.543, p < 0.001), HRQL (r = 0.527, p < 0.001), WP loss (r = - 0.453, p < 0.001) and disease activity (r = - 0.331, p < 0.001). Independent predictors of impaired QWL in hierarchical regression analyses were fatigue (B = - 0.204, p < 0.001), WP loss (B = - 0.070, p < 0.001), and impaired HRQL (B = 0.248, p = 0.001).
conclusionsIBD-related problems at work negatively influence QWL. Fatigue, reduced HRQL, and WP loss were independent predictors of impaired QWL in IBD.
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