Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments and Communication Regarding Treatment Changes

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Silvio Danese, MD, PhD; Bruce Sands, MD, and Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, conclude by sharing their approaches to evaluating patient satisfaction and expectations when providing care for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, while also touching upon the importance of discussing the potential need for escalating or switching therapies to better manage the underlying disease processes.

EP: 1.Treat-to-target in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

EP: 2.Recommended Targets When Treating Ulcerative Colitis/Crohn’s Disease in Clinic

EP: 3.Transmural Healing and Monitoring in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

EP: 4.Implementing Treat to Target in the Long-term in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

EP: 5.Suboptimal Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Clinical Practice

EP: 6.Unmet Needs and Starting Advanced Treatment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

EP: 7.Considerations for Choosing Advanced Treatments and Setting Patient Expectations

EP: 8.Combination Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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EP: 9.Measuring Patient Satisfaction with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments and Communication Regarding Treatment Changes

How do you evaluate patients’ satisfaction and expectations when providing care for UC and CD?
How do you discuss with patients the idea of escalating/switching therapy, perhaps in the absence of symptoms, and target something they may not feel?