Assessing Quality of Life in Cypriot Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Authors

  • Maria Tsoukka Postgraduate Program Health Management, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus University General Hospital of Larnaca, 7020 Larnaca, Cyprus.
  • Eleni Jelastopulu Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 261 Patras, Greece.
  • George Charalambous General Hospital of Athens “Hippocratio”, 100 Athens, Greece.
  • Panagiota Evangelou Undergraduate of Medical School, University of Cyprus, Cyprus.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rdmms/v2/5152E

Keywords:

Crohn’s disease, health related quality of life, quality of life, short inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire, ulcerative colitis

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the Greek Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire. 100 patients with IBD were evaluated. The study found that age, gender, and family status affected HRQoL in patients with UC and CD. Higher HRQoL scores were observed in males, older ages in UC, married in CD, and CD patients treated with biological factors. The study concluded that IBD had a negative impact on HRQoL.

Published

2023-03-15

How to Cite

Maria Tsoukka, Eleni Jelastopulu, George Charalambous, & Panagiota Evangelou. (2023). Assessing Quality of Life in Cypriot Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 2, 109–119. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rdmms/v2/5152E

Issue

Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 2

Section

Chapters