Patient Reported Outcome Assessments Used in the Evaluation of Patients after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

There is a paucity of validated measures to evaluate how patients feel and function after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis. We performed a systematic review to evaluate all published patient reported outcomes (PROs) to assess symptom burden, functional status, and quality of life (QoL) after IPAA.

Methods

An electronic literature search on PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science was performed from inception through October 12, 2021. Eligible full texts were further characterized by the type of assessment as well as the individual domains assessed by questions in the PRO measure.

Results

Among the 129 full texts analyzed, 51 specific PRO measures were utilized. In the evaluation of all PRO measur

SUBMITTER: Barnes EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10732468 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature