Patient-Reported Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: Results From the National Health and Wellness Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory condition characterized by chronic, disabling gastrointestinal symptoms that can have detrimental effects on psychological, social, and professional quality of life. Few studies have examined patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and economic outcomes among individuals with varying UC severity and across different racial/ethnic groups.

Methods

This cross-sectional study assessed sociodemographic data, PROs, and economic outcomes for participants from the National Health and Wellness Survey (2018, 2019, and 2020) with UC. Multivariable analyses were used to assess the association of self-reported UC severity and race/ethnicity with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI), healthc

SUBMITTER: Burbage SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11447937 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature