Educational Needs of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Non- Adherence to Medical Therapy-A Qualitative Study

IBD can be debilitating to those afflicted, and adverse effects from medical and/or surgical therapy may further contribute to a reduction in quality of life. 

Poorly controlled disease increases the risk for serious and often irreversible negative outcomes including death. Patient non-adherence to medical therapy may contribute to sub optimal disease control and complications. Non-adherence to medical therapy may be associated with demographic factors such as gender (male) and marital status (single) . Individuals may forego medical and/or surgical therapy due to inconvenience, costs, lack of understanding, or fear of side effects from therapy. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Pediatric Siblings in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) represent several diseases in which there is inflammation of various segments of the intestinal tract. In addition, there are many manifestations involving other systems of the body, i.e., extra intestinal manifestations. IBD is felt to be a disease of immune dysregulation. There has been great progress in elucidating the epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology of IBD during the past severaldecades. Yet the overall incidence of IBD has continued to increase.

IBD has also become a more global as well. There has also been a concomitant increase in cases of IBD presenting in the pediatric age group. Numerous epidemiologic studies have searched for factors that may shed light on the etiology of IBD. However, the specific etiology(ies) of IBD remain elusive. Familial occurrence of IBD is a well-established risk factor. A patient with IBD has a significantly greater chance of having a first-degree relative who also has IBD. Read more...........