Inflammatory bowel disease patient perceptions of diagnostic and monitoring tests and procedures.
BMC Gastroenterol
; 19(1): 30, 2019 Feb 13.
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| ID: mdl-30760205
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) with its high incidence and prevalence rates in Canada generates a heavy burden of tests and procedures. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the transfer of information from physician to patient, as well as the patient understanding and perceptions about the tests and procedures that are ordered to them in the context of IBD diagnosis and monitoring.METHODS:
An online questionnaire was completed by 210 IBD patients in Canada. Information on the five most-often used tests or procedures in IBD diagnosis/monitoring was collected. These include general blood test, colonoscopy, colon biopsy, medical imaging and stool testing.RESULTS:
The general blood test is both the most ordered and most refused tool. It is also the one with which patients are the least comfortable, the one that generates the least concern and the one about which physicians provide the least information. The stool test is the test/procedure with which patients are the most comfortable. Procedures raise more concerns among patients and physicians provide more information about why they are needed, their impact and the risks they present. Very little information is provided to patients about the risks of having false positives or negative tests.CONCLUSIONS:
This study provides an initial understanding of patient perceptions, the transfer of information from a physician to a patient and a patient's understanding of the tests and procedures that will be required to treat IBD throughout what is a lifelong disease. The present study takes a first step in better understanding the acceptance of the test or procedure by IBD patients, which is essential for them to adhere to the monitoring process.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Percepção
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Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article