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<sec><h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with relapsing-remitting episodes that are very burdensome for the patient. Understanding the sociodemographic factors that affect a patient’s quality of life helps us to better understand the behavior and life circumstances of the patient as well as the patient’s ability to cope with the stresses caused by IBD.</p>
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<sec><h3>Aim</h3>
<p>The aim of the study was to identify factors that affect the quality of life of patients with IBD.</p>
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<sec><h3>Material and methods</h3>
<p>The study involved 100 patients with confirmed IBD (50 subjects with Crohn’s disease and 50 subjects with ulcerative colitis). Women constituted 45% (n=45) of the study group, while the remaining 55% (n=55) of the group were men. The mean age of the respondents participating in the study was 37.27±13.38. The youngest patient was 20 years old and the oldest was 76. The respondents were treated at the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery and at the Department of Digestive Tract Diseases (both at Medical University in Łódź, Poland). Data were collected using the SF-36 general questionnaire, the IBDQ specific questionnaire, and the original author’s questionnaire. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. A significance level of 0.05 was adopted in the statistical analysis.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>The study showed that the quality of life of IBD patients is reduced. The psychosocial factors influencing the quality of life of IBD patients include education, place of residence, professional activity, having a spouse, and lack of surgical intervention. However, no significant relationship was found between the respondents’ gender and age and their quality of life in any of the domains of the SF-36 and IBDQ questionnaire.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>The occurrence of IBD, a chronic and incurable disease, reduces the quality of life of those patients. However, a higher level of education, living in a larger community, and increased physical activity all have a positive impact on the quality of life of patients with IBD.</p>
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Introduction
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with relapsing-remitting episodes that are very burdensome for the patient. Understanding the sociodemographic factors that affect a patient’s quality of life helps us to better understand the behavior and life circumstances of the patient as well as the patient’s ability to cope with the stresses caused by IBD.

Aim
The aim of the study was to identify factors that affect the quality of life of patients with IBD.

Material and methods
The study involved 100 patients with confirmed IBD (50 subjects with Crohn’s disease and 50 subjects with ulcerative colitis). Women constituted 45% (n=45) of the study group, while the remaining 55% (n=55) of the group were men. The mean age of the respondents participating in the study was 37.27±13.38. The youngest patient was 20 years old and the oldest was 76. The respondents were treated at the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery and at the Department of Digestive Tract Diseases (both at Medical University in Łódź, Poland). Data were collected using the SF-36 general questionnaire, the IBDQ specific questionnaire, and the original author’s questionnaire. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. A significance level of 0.05 was adopted in the statistical analysis.

Results
The study showed that the quality of life of IBD patients is reduced. The psychosocial factors influencing the quality of life of IBD patients include education, place of residence, professional activity, having a spouse, and lack of surgical intervention. However, no significant relationship was found between the respondents’ gender and age and their quality of life in any of the domains of the SF-36 and IBDQ questionnaire.

Conclusions
The occurrence of IBD, a chronic and incurable disease, reduces the quality of life of those patients. However, a higher level of education, living in a larger community, and increased physical activity all have a positive impact on the quality of life of patients with IBD.

The relationship of quality of life and selected sociodemographic factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Department of General and Colorectal Surgery

Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej

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Introduction
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with relapsing-remitting episodes that...

Featuren		Together
Featuren		%
Sex	Woman	45	45
Sex	Man	55	55
Age	Up to 30 years	42	42
	31–40 years	27	27
	41–50 years	15	15
	51–60 years	7	7
	Over 60 years old	9	9
Place of residence	City up to 100,000	34	34
	City 100–500 thousand	19	19
	City > 500 tys.	38	38
	Village	9	9
Marital status	Miss, bachelor	41	41
Marital status	Married	59	59
Having children	Having children	53	53
Having children	Childless	47	47
Education	Professional	12	12
	Medium	34	34
	Higher	54	54
Duration of the disease	Up to one year	4	4
	1–3 years	17	17
	3–5 years	21	21
	5–10 years	34	34
	Over 10 years	24	24
Professional activity	Working	71	71
	Learning	9	9
	Pensioner	16	16
	Pensioner	4	4

Domain	n	Average	SD	Median	Min	Max	Q1	Q3
PF	100	71.16	28.14	80	0	100	60	92.5
RP	100	56.19	28.97	62.5	0	100	31.25	76.56
BP	100	56.5	31.02	60	10	100	27.5	90
GH	100	41.2	16.47	40	15	90	30	50
VT	100	47.75	19.31	45	10	85	33.75	65
SF	100	53.12	33.45	50	0	100	25	87.5
RE	100	66.58	29.74	75	0	100	50	100
MH	100	53.4	17.91	52	20	88	36	68
HT	100	37.25	30.25	25	0	100	25	50
PCS	100	56.38	19.63	51.52	12.12	95.45	40.15	76.52
MCS	100	54.06	20.85	53.85	10.77	90.77	36.54	72.69

Domain	n	Average	SD	Median	Min	Max	Q1	Q3
TS	100	4.74	1.37	4.78	1.59	6.81	3.58	5.86
BS	100	5.21	1.22	5.35	1.9	7	4.38	6.3
EF	100	4.57	1.48	4.46	1.08	6.92	3.58	5.96
SS	100	4.15	1.57	4.1	1.2	6.8	3	5.8
SF	100	4.8	1.97	5.2	1.4	7	3.2	6.6

The relationship of quality of life and selected sociodemographic factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Article Category: Original Study

Pubblicato online: 02 apr 2022

Pagine: 111 - 116

Ricevuto: 09 dic 2020

Accettato: 17 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0003

Parole chiave
inflammatory bowel disease, quality of life, functioning

© 2022 Joanna Chrobak-Bień et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Characteristics of the studied group

Mean values for the domains of the SF-36 questionnaire

Mean values for the domains of the IBDQ

The relationship of quality of life and selected sociodemographic factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Article Category: Original Study

Pubblicato online: 02 apr 2022

Pagine: 111 - 116

Ricevuto: 09 dic 2020

Accettato: 17 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0003

Parole chiaveinflammatory bowel disease, quality of life, functioning

© 2022 Joanna Chrobak-Bień et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Characteristics of the studied group

Mean values for the domains of the SF-36 questionnaire

Mean values for the domains of the IBDQ

Parole chiave
inflammatory bowel disease, quality of life, functioning