scholarly journals Preferences and satisfaction of IBD patients after switching from adalimumab 40 mg weekly to 80 mg every other week given as a single injection: the ADASCAL study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 175628482110561
Author(s):  
Carlos Taxonera ◽  
María Pilar Martínez-Montiel ◽  
Manuel Barreiro-de-Acosta ◽  
Isabel Vera ◽  
Rufo Lorente ◽  
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Background: A recently registered device containing 80 mg of adalimumab (ADA) allows an alternative dose escalation regimen with ADA 80 mg every other week (EOW) given as a single subcutaneous injection instead of 40 mg every week. The ADASCAL study evaluated the preferences and satisfaction of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients after switching their ADA regimen from 40 mg weekly to 80 mg EOW given with a single-dose pen. Methods: In this multicentre cross-sectional study, patients in whom the ADA regimen was changed from 40 mg weekly to 80 mg EOW completed the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM 1.4), a four-item questionnaire [a Likert-type 5-point scale for preferences, two closed questions for convenience and a 100-point visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess which escalated ADA regimen patients would prefer to continue] and two Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) questionnaires: the generic European Quality of Life–5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) and disease-specific Spanish version of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ-9). Results: In total, 77 patients (64 Crohn’s disease and 13 ulcerative colitis) were included. The TSQM score showed a notably high global satisfaction [83.4, standard deviation (SD) = 14.1] of patients with ADA 80 mg EOW given with a single-dose pen, with high TSQM scores for individual components: effectiveness (77.6, SD = 16.9), convenience (83.7, SD = 14.5) and side effects (86.1, SD = 23.4). Most of the patients (74%) preferred the ADA EOW regimen (59.7% had strong preference, 14.3% slight preference). ADA EOW interferes less with daily activity (59.7%) and with travel plans (81.8%). Most patients (77%) would prefer to continue with ADA EOW (mean VAS score of 84.7, SD = 24.1, where 100 indicates a preference for ADA EOW). Patients reported high HRQoL scores on both the EQ-5D (72.3, SD = 20.1) and SIBDQ-9 (75.1, SD = 14.7). Conclusion: IBD patients in whom the ADA regimen was changed from 40 mg weekly to 80 mg EOW reported a higher preference for the EOW regimen and therefore most decided to continue with a single self-injection EOW.

Author(s):  
Manuel López-Vico ◽  
Antonio D. Sánchez-Capilla ◽  
Eduardo Redondo-Cerezo

(1) Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition with a significant impact on patients’ general health perception. No studies have considered consequences of IBD on cohabitants. (2) Aims: The aims of this study were to address the influence of IBD on cohabitants’ quality of life (QoL) and the factors potentially conditioning this impact. (3) Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which IBD patients and their cohabitants were invited to participate. Validated questionnaires were used to measure QoL in patients and cohabitants. Main clinical and sociodemographic variables were collected. (4) Results: A total of 56 patients and 82 cohabitants with significant QoL impairment were included. A direct association was found between Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ32) score in patients and the Household Members Quality of Life—Inflammatory Bowel Disease (HHMQoL-IBD). IBDQ32 was related to the number of flares in the last 12 months, number of hospital admissions and Mayo Score. (5) Conclusions: HHMQoL-IBD score was related to patients IBDQ32 score and the presence of extraintestinal disease. We identified CRP, a marker of disease activity, as a factor related to cohabitants’ quality of life, pointing to a direct relationship of patients’ disease activity and their cohabitants’ quality of life.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Luo ◽  
Meijing Zhou ◽  
Lifu Sun ◽  
Zheng Lin ◽  
Qiugui Bian ◽  
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Background: Improving Quality of Life (QOL) is an essential objective in the management of inflammatory bowel disease. An accumulating body of research has been conducted to explore the association between perceived stigma and QOL among patients with chronic illness. Still, underlying mechanisms behind this pathway have not been thoroughly examined.Objective: To investigate (a) the effect of perceived stigma on QOL among patients with inflammatory bowel disease; and (b) the mediating role of resilience in the association between perceived stigma and QOL.Methods: This cross-sectional study included a convenient sample of patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease from four tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China. Patients completed the Perceived Stigma Scale in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (PSS-IBD), the Resilience Scale for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (RS-IBD), and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ). A bootstrapping analysis was implemented using the SPSS macro PROCESS.Results: A total of 311 patients with Cohn's disease and ulcerative colitis participated in this study, and 57.6% were men. The mean disease duration was 3.51 ± 1.04 years. Approximately 40% of the sample exceeded the criterion score for moderate stigma. Patients who perceived moderate or severe stigma reported lower QOL compared with those with mild stigma. After controlling for sociodemographic and clinical variables, we observed that perceived stigma was negatively associated with resilience. Moreover, resilience was found to mediate the relationship between perceived stigma and all aspects of QOL.Conclusions: These findings suggested that QOL of patients with inflammatory bowel disease was associated with perceived stigma and resilience and identified the mediating effects of resilience in the relationship between perceived stigma and QOL. Furthermore, this suggests that integrating intervention techniques to target resilience into the QOL improvement program of individuals with perceived stigma is possible.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 120-121
Author(s):  
A Nazarian ◽  
K Bishay ◽  
R Gholami ◽  
M A Scaffidi ◽  
R Khan ◽  
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Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a substantial burden on quality of life (QoL). Functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as well as depression and anxiety are more common in patients with IBD as compared with the general population. Although poorer QoL is correlated with IBS, depression and anxiety in individuals with IBD at times of IBD diagnosis and disease activity, it is unclear what, if any, impact these may have on overall quality of life at times of disease remission. Aims We aimed to identify factors associated with poor QoL among Canadian patients with IBD in clinical remission. Methods We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study to determine whether fatigue, depression, anxiety and IBS were associated with lower QoL in patients with IBD in clinical remission. We enrolled patients at a single academic tertiary care center with inactive IBD. All eligible patients completed a series of questionnaires that included questions on demographics, disease activity, anxiety, depression, and the presence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms. Stool samples for fecal calprotectin (FC) were also collected to assess for subclinical inflammation. The primary outcome measure was QoL assessed by the short inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (SIBDQ), with planned subgroup comparisons for fatigue, anxiety, depression and IBS symptoms. Results Ninety-three patients were eligible for inclusion in this study. The median SIBDQ scores were lower in patients with anxiety (P<0.001), depression (P=0.004), IBS symptoms (P<0.001), and fatigue (P=0.018). Conclusions In this cross-sectional study, we found that anxiety, depression, fatigue, and IBS-like symptoms were all independently associated with lower QoL among patients with inactive IBD. Importantly, subclinical inflammation as defined by a positive fecal calprotectin in the absence of clinical symptoms did not have an adverse effect on QoL. The findings of this study suggest that patients with IBD would likely benefit from screening for depression, anxiety, fatigue and IBS. Further research is warranted to determine if targeted treatment of these conditions, specifically in patients with quiescent IBD would lead to improved outcomes. Funding Agencies None


2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
SadeghBaradaran Mahdavi ◽  
Farzaneh Habibi ◽  
MohammadEmadoddin Habibi ◽  
Ali Gharavinia ◽  
MohammadJavad Akbarpour ◽  
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