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Objectives: To assess the level of overall disability (defined according to the conceptual framework that was set by the International Classification of Functioning), to highlight specific areas of functioning where patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were facing the greatest restrictions, as well as to seek for possible relationships among disability, quality of life (QoL) and the characteristics of the patients’ sub-population.Secondarily, we aimed to describe IBD patients’ disease related- concerns and to assess the negative effects of care giving in their respective family carers. In addition, we sought for possible relationships among the concerns of the patients and the burden of carers with the characteristics of the respective sub-population.Methods: The study lasted for three years (2013-2016) and included 200 patients [52% ulcerative colitis(UC)] and 181 caregivers from the sole IBD referral center in central Greece. Disability was evaluated using the 36- ...
Objectives: To assess the level of overall disability (defined according to the conceptual framework that was set by the International Classification of Functioning), to highlight specific areas of functioning where patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were facing the greatest restrictions, as well as to seek for possible relationships among disability, quality of life (QoL) and the characteristics of the patients’ sub-population.Secondarily, we aimed to describe IBD patients’ disease related- concerns and to assess the negative effects of care giving in their respective family carers. In addition, we sought for possible relationships among the concerns of the patients and the burden of carers with the characteristics of the respective sub-population.Methods: The study lasted for three years (2013-2016) and included 200 patients [52% ulcerative colitis(UC)] and 181 caregivers from the sole IBD referral center in central Greece. Disability was evaluated using the 36-item version of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) questionnaire. QoL was assessed by the 36-item Short Form survey (SF-36) for caregivers and SF-36 and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) for the patients. Disease related concerns and caregivers’ burden were assessed by using the Rating Form of IBD patient Concerns (RFIPC) and the caregiver self-assessment questionnaire “How Are You ?” of the American Medical Association (CSAQ), respectively. The RFIPC ans CSAQ translation and the subsequent evaluation of their measuring properties were performed basing on the consensus based standards for the selection of the health measurement instruments (COSMIN) recommendations. The influence of the respective sub-population characteristics on overall disability, concerns and caregivers burden were assessed with linear regression.Results: Crohn’s disease (CD) patients showed greater overall disability compared to UC (19.22 vs 15.01, p =0.001), with higher scores in the domains of relationships, life activities and participation. Disability was negatively associated with QoL (p<0.001). Long activity, extensive disease, rural residence and employment independently influenced the overall disability in both groups. Additionally, significant influence was recorded for lower education in the UC and for operation and celibacy in the CD group. Validity and reliability were high for both questionnaires. RFIPC scores were negatively affected quality of life (p<0.001). Worries and concerns related to the unknown nature of the disease, the loss of self-control, the access to quality health care, the side effects of treatment and the energy level predominated in our population. Disease activity, full time employment, celibacy and low education were associated with higher level of disease related concerns. 50.8% of the caregivers were found to need self care. The majority of the caregivers were middle aged women with secondary education and full-time employment. 76.8% of the population were married with children. 64.1% were first degree relatives while none of the caregivers were professionals. 37% had additional help with caregiving when needed. High prevalence of perceived stress (64%) and impaired well being (53%) were recorded among caregivers. Need for self care was strongly associated with increased level of stress (r=0.848, p=0.001), impaired well being (r=0.936, p=0.001) and low QoL (r>0.8, p=0.001) in the caregivers. Disease flare up (b=0.521,p=0.001), patients’hospitalisation (b=0.250, p=0.001) and the absence of another caregiver (b=0.124,p=0.027) were independently associated with increased caregivers’ stress and increased need for self care.Conclusions: Taking into account the possible limitations of this study, 1.CD patients were found to experience more restrictions in their daily life compared to those with UC, especially in the domains of relationships, activities and participation,2.other than disease related factors, socio-demographic characteristics were found to negatively influence patients’overall disability, 3.determining the profile of the functional limitations of IBD patients may be of specific value for health care providers and organizations when organizing interventions that aim either to improve or to prevent IBD-related disability, 4.the Greek version of RFIPC and CSAQ are both valid and reliable and can be used in future studies, 5.worries and concerns related to the unknown nature of the disease, the loss of self-control, the access to quality health care, the side effects of treatment and the energy level predominated in our population, 6.other than active disease, lower education, celibacy and full time employment has been found to be related with higher level of concerns in our population suggesting possible target groups for future interventions, 7.high proportion of caregivers had been affected negatively from caregiving with similar proportion to be in a need for self-care and to show increased stress, 8.disease flare ups, patients’ hospitalisation and the absence of another carer had been found to be associated with increased caregivers’ burden, 9.relief from caregiving and support may not only reduce stress but also improve caregivers’ well-being and QoL.
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