Higher levels of disease-related knowledge reduce medical acceleration in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The disease-related knowledge levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are important because it could affect the self-management ability and adaptive coping strategies. We set out to determine whether higher levels of disease-related knowledge reduce medical acceleration. METHODS:We evaluated the levels of disease-related knowledge in all patients at the time of enrollment for SNUBH IBD cohort using the validated IBD-KNOW questionnaire. Clinical data were prospectively collected and the factors related to step-up therapy were analyzed. Step-up therapy was defined as the new use of corticosteroids, immunomodulators, or biologics after the enrollment. RESULTS:Between April 2017 and January 2019, 298 patients were enrolled (mean age, 39.8 years; males, 69.5

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7274391 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature