Abstract Background Prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the two
types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is accelerating with over 230,000 Canadians and …

Background and aims: nursing management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is highly
relevant for patient care and outcomes. However, there is evidence of substantial variability …

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic and progressive inflammatory disease of the intestine.
Overall, healthcare delivery for patients with CD is not optimal at the present time and …

Experts and health policy advocates have suggested that improved patient outcomes can be
achieved by instituting quality care measures in the care of patients with chronic illnesses …

Background There is evidence that education improves quality of life and empowers patients
with chronic diseases including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Education also indicates …

Introduction: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is a lifelong disorder with increasing
incidence and prevalence. IBD primarily affects young people's productivity in addition to …

Background Measuring quality of care (QoC) from a patient's perspective is becoming
increasingly important in inflammatory bowel disease. Objective The objective of this study …

Background As beneficiaries of health service improvement initiatives, patients should have
their perspectives of and gaps in care elicited to inform and guide the development of quality …

Background One of the most valued targets in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is for
physicians to provide and patients to receive a high‐level quality of care. This study aimed to …

Advances in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are published routinely in
medical journals. Some treatments are sufficiently helpful that their conclusions are …