The Communicating Needs and Features of IBD Experiences (CONFIDE) Study: US and European Patient and Health Care Professional Perceptions of the Experience and Impact of Symptoms of Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis.
Simon P L TravisAlison Potts BleakmanMarla C DubinskyStefan SchreiberRemo PanaccioneToshifumi HibiTheresa Hunter GibbleCem KayhanChristian AtkinsonChristophe SapinEoin J FlynnDavid T RubinPublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2023)
Similar disparities exist between patient and HCP perceptions in the United States and Europe on the experience and impact of UC symptoms. Bowel urgency has a substantial and similar impact on US and European patients, is underappreciated by HCPs, and should be addressed during routine appointments.