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Barriers To Psychosocial Support And Quality Of Life For Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Survey Study, Rebecca Lawrence, Md, Cuckoo Choudhary, Md
Barriers To Psychosocial Support And Quality Of Life For Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Survey Study, Rebecca Lawrence, Md, Cuckoo Choudhary, Md
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
Background: Psychological comorbidities are common among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and are associated with worse disease outcomes. Evidence-based psychotherapy is an effective means to increase psychosocial support. This study aimed to identify the barriers to attending psychotherapy.
Methods: This electronic survey study included a demographic, quality of life, and barriers to psychotherapy questionnaire. Quality of life was assessed using the Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ). Barriers were assessed using the Perceived Barriers to Psychological Treatments scale (PBPT). Linear regression was used to identify participant characteristics associated with higher PBPT scores.
Results: One hundred eighty-seven …
Sex And Race And/Or Ethnicity Differences In Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus: Results From The U.S. Rfa Registry., Sarina Pasricha, Nan Li, William J. Bulsiewicz, Richard I. Rothstein, Anthony Infantolino, Atilla Ertan, Daniel S. Camara, Evan S. Dellon, George Triadafilopoulos, Charles J. Lightdale, Ryan D. Madanick, William D. Lyday, Raman V. Muthusamy, Bergein F. Overholt, Nicholas J. Shaheen
Sex And Race And/Or Ethnicity Differences In Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation For Barrett's Esophagus: Results From The U.S. Rfa Registry., Sarina Pasricha, Nan Li, William J. Bulsiewicz, Richard I. Rothstein, Anthony Infantolino, Atilla Ertan, Daniel S. Camara, Evan S. Dellon, George Triadafilopoulos, Charles J. Lightdale, Ryan D. Madanick, William D. Lyday, Raman V. Muthusamy, Bergein F. Overholt, Nicholas J. Shaheen
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Little is known about differences in Barrett's esophagus (BE) characteristics by sex and race and/or ethnicity or these differences in response to radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
OBJECTIVE: We compared disease-specific characteristics, treatment efficacy, and safety outcomes by sex and race and/or ethnicity in patients treated with RFA for BE.
DESIGN: The U.S. RFA patient registry is a multicenter collaboration reporting processes and outcomes of care for patients treated with RFA for BE.
PATIENTS: Patients enrolled with BE.
INTERVENTIONS: RFA.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: We assessed safety (stricture, bleeding, perforation, hospitalization), efficacy (complete eradication of intestinal metaplasia [CEIM]), complete eradication of dysplasia, …