Long-term bowel dysfunction and decision regret in diverticulitis: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study had aimed to describe long-term decision regret, bowel dysfunction, and the overall quality of life in patients with diverticulitis, and to determine if elective colectomy was associated with these patient-reported outcome measures.

Methods

This mixed-methods, survey-based study was administered to a national cohort of patients in the United States with diverticulitis. We measured decision regret (Brehaut Decision Regret), bowel dysfunction (Low Anterior Resection Syndrome score), and the overall quality of life (EuroQol 5 Dimension) in this population. We asked open-ended questions to elucidate factors that influenced patients' choices between elective colectomy and observation.

Results

Among the 614 respondents, 294 (48%) chose between colectom

SUBMITTER: Harrison NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9569027 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature