Chronic ulcerative colitis patients with strong social support are more likely to undergo colectomy than patients with low support, according to a study published in American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Researchers surveyed non-UC patients, UC patients without colectomy and UC patients with colectomy about their perceptions of utility and compared these responses to standardized chronic UC and post-colectomy scenarios. They also compared the utility of actual health states among the groups.
The researchers found UC patients who did not undergo colectomy prefer their actual health state to a perceived UC scenario or post-colectomy scenario, whereas UC patients who have undergone colectomy perceive their quality of life as equal to that in a post-colectomy scenario, and prefer each to a perceived chronic UC state. Furthermore, patients with more social support were more likely to have undergone colectomy compared to those with little social support.
The authors suggest that interaction between UC patients who have undergone colectomy and patients living with UC could help the latter make decisions about the procedure.
Read the American Journal of Gastroenterology abstract on perceptions of colectomy by patients with chronic ulcerative colitis.
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Researchers surveyed non-UC patients, UC patients without colectomy and UC patients with colectomy about their perceptions of utility and compared these responses to standardized chronic UC and post-colectomy scenarios. They also compared the utility of actual health states among the groups.
The researchers found UC patients who did not undergo colectomy prefer their actual health state to a perceived UC scenario or post-colectomy scenario, whereas UC patients who have undergone colectomy perceive their quality of life as equal to that in a post-colectomy scenario, and prefer each to a perceived chronic UC state. Furthermore, patients with more social support were more likely to have undergone colectomy compared to those with little social support.
The authors suggest that interaction between UC patients who have undergone colectomy and patients living with UC could help the latter make decisions about the procedure.
Read the American Journal of Gastroenterology abstract on perceptions of colectomy by patients with chronic ulcerative colitis.
Read more coverage on GI studies:
- Study: Physicians Should Not Assume Treatment Failure Based on Recurring Symptoms in CD Patients
- Diet Impacts Occurrence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Johns Hopkins: Pediatric IBD Cases Growing, but Diagnosed Late