How does IBD affect quality of life?

Clearfield, Harris R.

doi:10.1002/ibd.20556

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“…After being diagnosed with IBD, many patients experienced a sense of inferiority, feeling embarrassed for the symptoms they suffered and receiving less understanding with regard to their social interactions and performance [ 32 ]. Moreover, long duration of awful experience brought them fatigue and heavy economic burdens, which placed a substantial impact on their marriage.…”

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“…Regarding employment, 32.97% lost their jobs because of the disease, which seemed to disagree with the working information of these subjects. The urgency of defecation or even incontinence is one prominent problem for IBD patients, compelling them to leave their original working environment where access to toilets was inconvenient [ 32 ]. Actually, high work pressure usually resulted in relapse for IBD patients, making their work time inevitably less.…”

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Different therapeutic approaches on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Lin

et al. 2014

BMC Gastroenterol

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BackgroundThe chronic nature of inflammatory bowel disease leads to considerable impairment on the health related quality of life (HRQOL). The aims of the present study are to validate the mainland Chinese translation of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (MCIBDQ), and to evaluate the impact of infliximab treatment on HRQOL in patients with IBD for the first time in China, as compared with other therapies of different levels. Furthermore, the impact of different medical therapies on marriage, employment and economic burden in IBD patients were also evaluated.MethodsConsecutive patients who met inclusion/exclusion criteria were investigated with MCIBDQ, SF-36, disease activity index (DAI), marriage, employment and economic burden questionnaires before and after treatment.ResultsMCIBDQ showed significant reliability and validity both in CD and UC patients. The scores of total SF-36, total MCIBDQ and all domains were found significantly increased, while both DAI and health transition on general health scores were found significantly decreased after infliximab treatment (all P < 0.001). Scores of SF-36 and MCIBDQ increased significantly more in infliximab group than non-infliximab group (all P < 0.05). Infliximab treatment was suggested to significantly reduce the negative impact on love (P = 0.037), increase work time (P = 0.016) and ease economic burden (P = 0.048).ConclusionsMCIBDQ was demonstrated to be a reliable and valid scale applied in Chinese IBD patients. Infliximab treatment was found to significantly improve HRQOL in IBD patients in comparison with conventional treatments. Negative impact on marriage, employment, and economic status was found in patients with IBD.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12876-014-0199-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Different therapeutic approaches on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Lin

et al. 2014

BMC Gastroenterol

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“…The overall reported quality of life (QOL) with IBD is variable and is often dependent on symptom severity [ 15 , 16 ]. Often, CD is reported to have a greater negative impact on QOL compared to UC [ 16 ]. One challenge affecting the overall QOL is that typically individuals are not comfortable discussing their gastrointestinal symptoms in an open forum with friends and colleagues [ 16 ].…”

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“…Often, CD is reported to have a greater negative impact on QOL compared to UC [ 16 ]. One challenge affecting the overall QOL is that typically individuals are not comfortable discussing their gastrointestinal symptoms in an open forum with friends and colleagues [ 16 ]. In a survey of 5,576 patients, 75% of patients reported that their symptoms affected their ability to enjoy leisurely activities and 69% reported that their symptoms affected their ability to perform at work [ 15 ].…”

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Optimizing the Care and Health of Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Nee

Feuerstein

2015

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is increasing worldwide. Although diagnosis is equally found in men and women, the chronicity of IBD poses a unique impact on the milestones of a woman's life. As the gastroenterologist becomes increasingly important in the health maintenance of patients with IBD, this review stresses the unique gender issues in women with IBD related to menstruation, cervical cancer, sexual health, contraception, and menopause that may affect the course of disease, treatment decisions, and quality of life.

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