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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey examining the impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on patients' and their caregivers' daily activities. Questionnaires were distributed to patients registered in the APDI (Portuguese Association for IBD) database and their respective caregivers in 2007. Of 422 patient respondents, 251 had Crohn's disease (CD) and 171 had ulcerative colitis (UC), with the majority of patients being women (58.1%) and aged over 40 years (37.4%). The number of disease flares experienced by IBD patients was slightly higher for patients with CD than for patients with UC (2.64 vs. 2.34), and surgery was more often required in CD patients as compared to UC patients (42.4 vs. 7%). Sixty percent (60%) of patients reported having no problems with mobility, daily activities, or personal hygiene; however, over half of all patients experienced some pain and anxiety. Adult patients and children and adolescents respectively experienced time off work or school due to their disease but caregivers were not affected in this regard. The caregivers life (N=324) was affected by anxiety, with the major concern reported as the risk of the patient developing cancer. Both IBD patients and caregivers thought that the provision of information on new drugs and contact time with a doctor would have the biggest impact on improving care. The symptoms and complications of IBD have a considerable impact on the lives of patients and their caregivers, and several actions could be taken to improve their care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1573-2568
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2671-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Activities of Daily Living, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Anxiety, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Caregivers, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Colitis, Ulcerative, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Cost of Illness, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Crohn Disease, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Drug Information Services, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Employment, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Hygiene, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Mobility Limitation, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Patient Education as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Physician-Patient Relations, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Portugal, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Quality of Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Quality of Life, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:19130226-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Inflammatory bowel disease: a patient's and caregiver's perspective.
pubmed:affiliation
GEDII--Portuguese Group of Studies of IBD, Porto, Portugal. fm@med.up.pt
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't