Patient and Health Care Professional Perceptions of the Experience and Impact of Symptoms of Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's Disease in US and Europe: Results from the Cross-Sectional CONFIDE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crohn's disease (CD) significantly affects patients' health-related quality of life and well-being.

Aims

Communicating Needs and Features of IBD Experiences (CONFIDE) survey explores the experience and impact of moderate-to-severe CD symptoms on patients' lives and identifies communication gaps between patients and health care professionals (HCPs).

Methods

Online, quantitative, cross-sectional surveys of patients, and HCPs were conducted in the United States (US), Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), and Japan. Criteria based on previous treatment, steroid use, and/or hospitalization defined moderate-to-severe CD. US and Europe data are presented as descriptive statistics.

Results

Surveys were completed by 215 US and 547 European p

SUBMITTER: Schreiber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11258049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature