Work Productivity Loss in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Turkey

Autor: Firdevs Topal, Hakan Camyar, Elif Saritas Yuksel, Suleyman Gunay, Fatih Topal, Emine Özlem Gür
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Vol 2020 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-6121
1687-630X
DOI: 10.1155/2020/6979720
Popis: Background. Beyond the medical treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there are other issues which influence the quality of life adversely. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the IBD patients’ illness on working and education life. Method. The participants were invited to participate in the online survey from the Turkish Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Patient Association network. The data was analysed and then discussed to improve the health-related quality of working and education life. Results. One hundred and fifteen patients had ulcerative colitis (UC) (57.2%), and 86 had Crohn’s disease (CD) (42.8%). There was a statistically significant difference in UC between retirement age group 1 (
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