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Cohort profile: the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study (SIBDCS)

Authors :: Pittet, V
Juillerat, P
Mottet, C
Felley, C
Ballabeni, P
Burnand, B
Michetti, P
Vader, JP
and, the Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group
Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group
Michetti, P.
Vader, JP.
Burnand, B.
Pittet, V.
Ballabeni, P.
Mueller, C.
Rihs, S.
Braegger, C.
Mottet, C.
Juillerat, P.
Felley, C.
Beglinger, C.
Froehlich, F.
Vavricka, S.
Seibold, F.
Schoepfer, A.
von Känel, R.
Begré, S.
de Saussure, P.
Meyenberger, C.
Sagmeister, M.
Rogler, G.
Kullak-Ublick, GA.
Meier, R.
Straumann, A.
Criblez, D.
Engelmann, M.
Schenk, M.
University of Zurich
Pittet, V
Source :: International journal of epidemiology, Pittet, V; Juillerat, P; Mottet, C; Felley, C; Ballabeni, P; Burnand, B; Michetti, P; Vader, JP; and, the Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group (2009). Cohort profile: the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Study (SIBDCS). International journal of epidemiology, 38(4), pp. 922-31. Oxford: Oxford University Press 10.1093/ije/dyn180 , International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 922-931
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: already in the first or second decade of life, while patients are either in full-time education or just entering the workforce. The negative impact on social life or ability to achieve, either scholastically or professionally, can severely affect professional as well as family life. Indeed, 450% of patients with Crohn’s disease indicate that their disease has an influence on their professional and personal life. 6 The course of the disease is often characterized by progressive worsening of the patient’s condition, with increasing frequency of hospitalization and considerable indirect costs through absenteeism and disability allowances. 7 Disease activity is known to be