Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Online Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data regarding care access and outcomes in Black/Indigenous/People of Color/Hispanic (BIPOC/H) individuals is limited. This study evaluated care barriers, disease status, and outcomes among a diverse population of White/non-Hispanic (W/NH) and BIPOC/H inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients at a large U.S. health system.

Methods

An anonymous online survey was administered to adult IBD patients at Ochsner Health treated between Aug 2019 and Dec 2021. Collected data included symptoms, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and Barriers to Care surveys, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) via the Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, the Medication Adherence Rating Scale-4, and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire. Medical rec

SUBMITTER: Shah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11369073 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature