Open AccessEffects of Formal Education for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Barbara Maureen. Waters,
Louise Jensen,
Richard N. Fedorak
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2005/250504
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , randomized controlled trial , medicine , disease , intensive care medicine
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer physical dysfunction and impaired quality of life (QOL), and need frequent health care. They often lack knowledge about their disease and desire more education. Educational interventions for other chronic diseases have demonstrated reduced health care use and increased knowledge, medication adherence and QOL.
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