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ArticleCureus2023

Quality of Life of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Bangladesh.

Chanchal Kumar Ghosh, Sumona Islam, Nowrin Tabassum, Syed Arafat Mohiuddin, Md Mosarrof Hossain, Aditi Sarkar, Amit Bari

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Chanchal Kumar GhoshDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BGD.
Sumona IslamDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BGD.
Nowrin TabassumDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BGD.
Syed Arafat MohiuddinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BGD.
Md Mosarrof HossainDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BGD.
Aditi SarkarDepartment of Gastroenterology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BGD.
Amit BariDepartment of Nephrology, Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, BGD.

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Abstract

Introduction The importance of maintaining quality of life in managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased in recent years. However, there is a lack of studies examining the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of IBD patients in Bangladesh. Methodology This cross-sectional study was carried out in the IBD clinic, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from 2020 to 2022. Data were collected from both ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) patients. HRQoL was recorded on the EuroQol 5 Dimension 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done by Statistical Analysis Software (SAS, SAS Institute, Cary, NC). Results The mean age was 36.3 years. The majority of the patients were male and had low incomes. People with more monthly income, more frequent relapse, extraintestinal involvement, and moderate to severe disease had lower utility index (p = 0.01, 0.01, 0.0004, and <0.0001, respectively). Among the five individual components, only usual activity was lower in UC patients (p = 0.03); all the other components and consequently the overall utility index did not vary between UC and CD. The visual analog scale (VAS) score seemed to be comparable in UC and CD patients. Conclusion In more severe and frequently relapsing cases of IBD, the utility index representing HRQoL was found to be lower. Comparatively, the HRQoL was mostly similar between patients with UC and CD. Additionally, the mean utility score in IBD patients was higher than that observed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh.

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crohn's diseaseeq-5d-5lhealth-related quality of life (hrqol)ulcerative colitisutility index

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