Poor Baseline Health of IBD Patients at Presentation to a Surgeon: Results From a Patient-Reported Outcomes Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are referred to surgeons when medical treatments are ineffective, signifying poor disease control. We aimed to assess the association of IBD diagnosis with physical and mental health upon presentation to a colorectal surgeon.

Methods

We included all new patients presenting to colorectal surgery clinic over 1.5 years. During registration, patients completed the PROMIS Global-10, a validated outcome measure assessing physical and mental health. We grouped patients by diagnosis: IBD, anorectal, benign colorectal, and malignancy. Details on IBD patients were obtained via chart review. We evaluated the interaction between PROMIS scores and diagnosis through ANOVA analysis and post hoc Tukey-Kramer pairwise comparison.

SUBMITTER: Sacks OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9802267 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature