Prospective Questionnaire Survey on Adherence to Oral 5-Aminosalicylic Acid in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis.

ABSTRACT: Adherence to 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), an anchor drug for ulcerative colitis (UC), affects remission maintenance. This study aimed to investigate the current status of adherence to 5-ASA and identify the factors associated with adherence. We enrolled UC patients whose primary maintenance therapy was oral 5-ASA at our hospital between January 2017 and December 2018. The adherence status was examined using a questionnaire survey. Various factors, including patient background and disease activity, were also analyzed to identify those related to adherence. A second questionnaire with the same content was performed 1 year after the initial survey for comparison. In total, 297 patients with UC answered the first questionnaire, of which 278 answered the second questionnaire. Complete adheren

SUBMITTER: Beppu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12368352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature