Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Do We Provide Enough Patient Education? A British Study of 1324 Women

Overview

Journal World J Gastroenterol

Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2016 Oct 1

PMID 27688664

Citations 9

Authors

Isabel Carbery

Jihane Ghorayeb

Anna Madill

Christian P Selinger

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Abstract

Aim: To examine patient knowledge and factors influencing knowledge about pregnancy in British women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods: This is a post hoc analysis of a study of female members of Crohn's and Colitis United Kingdom, aged 18-45 years who were sent an online questionnaire recording patient demographics, education, employment, marital status, and disease characteristics. Disease related pregnancy knowledge was recorded using Crohn's and colitis pregnancy knowledge score (CCPKnow).

Results: Of 1324 responders, 776 (59%) suffered from Crohn's disease, 496 (38%) from ulcerative colitis and 52 (4%) from IBD-uncategorised. CCPKnow scores were poor (0-7) in 50.8%, adequate (8-10) in 23.6%, good (11-13) in 17.7% and very good (≥ 14) in 7.8%. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that higher CCPKnow scores were independently associated with higher educational achievement (P < 0.001), younger age at diagnosis (P = 0.003) and having consulted a health care professional about pregnancy and IBD (P = 0.001).

Conclusion: Knowledge was poor in 50%. Speaking with health-care professionals was a modifiable factor associated with better knowledge. This illustrates the importance of disease related pregnancy education.

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