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Ulcerative Colitis Narrative findings: Australian survey data comparing patient and physician disease management views

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Global Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Narrative Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of UC, perceptions of UC burden, and management approaches. Here, we present data from patients and physicians in Australia. METHODS: Surveys, fielded by The Harris Poll, were completed by 215 patien...

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Autores principales: Connor, Susan J., Sechi, Alexandra, Andrade, Mauricio, Deuring, J. Jasper, Witcombe, David
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Publicado: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12627
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author Connor, Susan J.
Sechi, Alexandra
Andrade, Mauricio
Deuring, J. Jasper
Witcombe, David
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Andrade, Mauricio
Deuring, J. Jasper
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description BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Global Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Narrative Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of UC, perceptions of UC burden, and management approaches. Here, we present data from patients and physicians in Australia. METHODS: Surveys, fielded by The Harris Poll, were completed by 215 patients with UC and 90 physicians, between August 2017 and February 2018. Surveys included questions on disease characteristics, impact on life, communication with physicians, and patient knowledge of UC. Results are presented descriptively from all respondents (with no imputation for missing data). RESULTS: Based on medication history, 84% of patients had moderate to severe UC. Diagnostic delay was on average 1.9 (SD 5.0) years and 48% of patients had waited ≥1 year for diagnosis. Nearly two‐thirds (65%) of patients considered themselves to be in remission, with 97% also reporting a flare in the past year. The majority (92%) of patients were satisfied with their UC medication and, if their treatment made them feel “good enough,” many (75%) would not consider an alternative. Most (90%) patients were satisfied with communication with their physician; however, only 48% felt comfortable raising emotional concerns. Both patients and physicians desired more time during routine appointments. Patients had gaps in their knowledge of UC, which physicians mostly recognized. CONCLUSIONS: The Australian survey results highlighted the diagnostic delay and burden of UC patients' experience, gaps in patients' knowledge of UC, and challenges in patient–physician communication. Compared with the overall Global UC Narrative Survey, patients in Australia reported a high burden of disease.
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spelling pubmed-84544862021-09-27 Ulcerative Colitis Narrative findings: Australian survey data comparing patient and physician disease management views Connor, Susan J. Sechi, Alexandra Andrade, Mauricio Deuring, J. Jasper Witcombe, David JGH Open Original Articles BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Global Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Narrative Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of UC, perceptions of UC burden, and management approaches. Here, we present data from patients and physicians in Australia. METHODS: Surveys, fielded by The Harris Poll, were completed by 215 patients with UC and 90 physicians, between August 2017 and February 2018. Surveys included questions on disease characteristics, impact on life, communication with physicians, and patient knowledge of UC. Results are presented descriptively from all respondents (with no imputation for missing data). RESULTS: Based on medication history, 84% of patients had moderate to severe UC. Diagnostic delay was on average 1.9 (SD 5.0) years and 48% of patients had waited ≥1 year for diagnosis. Nearly two‐thirds (65%) of patients considered themselves to be in remission, with 97% also reporting a flare in the past year. The majority (92%) of patients were satisfied with their UC medication and, if their treatment made them feel “good enough,” many (75%) would not consider an alternative. Most (90%) patients were satisfied with communication with their physician; however, only 48% felt comfortable raising emotional concerns. Both patients and physicians desired more time during routine appointments. Patients had gaps in their knowledge of UC, which physicians mostly recognized. CONCLUSIONS: The Australian survey results highlighted the diagnostic delay and burden of UC patients' experience, gaps in patients' knowledge of UC, and challenges in patient–physician communication. Compared with the overall Global UC Narrative Survey, patients in Australia reported a high burden of disease. Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2021-08-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8454486/ /pubmed/34584972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12627 Text en © 2021 The Authors. JGH Open published by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_short Ulcerative Colitis Narrative findings: Australian survey data comparing patient and physician disease management views
title_sort ulcerative colitis narrative findings: australian survey data comparing patient and physician disease management views
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12627
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