Abstract:IntroductionInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), namely ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, is a chronic relapsing immune-mediated condition that may cause an impairment of social functions due to stigmatisation. Resilience instead is associated with an improvement in coping with adversities and thus may counteract the detrimental effects of stigmatisation. We herein sought to determine the fluctuation of stigmatisation and resilience in a cohort of patients with IBD at 1-year follow-up.MethodsThis is a prosp… Show more
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