Deficits in geriatric assessment are important in relation to fatigue in older patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Anne B FonsVera E R AsscherRogier J L StuytA Martine C Baven-PronkSander van der MarelRutger J JacobsSimon P MooijaartPiet EikelenboomAndrea E van der Meulen-de JongKees J KalisvaartP W Jeroen MaljaarsPublished in: Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (2024)
Fatigue prevalence is lower in older patients with IBD compared to younger patients with IBD, but increases when active disease is present. Clinicians should be aware that fatigue is a relevant symptom in older patients with IBD, as it is associated with DiG.