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Development of inflammatory bowel disease patient education and medical information sheets: serving an unmet need
Author(s) -
AlAni Aysha,
Garg Mayur
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15840
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , intensive care medicine , inflammatory bowel diseases , medical information , patient education , crohn disease , disease , family medicine
Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic gastrointestinal condition that necessitates life‐long healthcare engagement and management. Empowering patients with knowledge is fundamental to enhance health literacy, improve health outcomes and facilitate complex decision‐making regarding medication and potential surgery. A working group was formed to develop concise, comprehensive patient information sheets to meet this unmet need in the Australian setting.