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Quality improvement in wellness reports in patients with Crohn’s disease
- Source :
- Accreditation and Quality Assurance; June 2006, Vol. 11 Issue: 6 p278-283, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Quality-of-life tests are used because they provide information about symptoms, potential complications, and response to treatment with patients as active participants. We took Crohn’s disease (CD) during diet supplement with omega 3 or 6 fatty acids (ω-3FA vs. ω-6FA) Impact®as an example and assessed three quality-of-life tests: The inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ), the Beck depression inventory (BDI), and the visual analogue scale (VAS). These tests have been found inconvenient, not informative in daily clinical use, and inhomogeneous in international studies.Quality-of-life tests are used because they provide information about symptoms, potential complications, and response to treatment with patients as active participants. We took Crohn’s disease (CD) during diet supplement with omega 3 or 6 fatty acids (ω-3FA vs. ω-6FA) Impact®as an example and assessed three quality-of-life tests: The inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ), the Beck depression inventory (BDI), and the visual analogue scale (VAS). These tests have been found inconvenient, not informative in daily clinical use, and inhomogeneous in international studies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09491775 and 14320517
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Accreditation and Quality Assurance
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs16215416
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-006-0145-5