Association of ulcerative colitis symptom severity and proctocolectomy with multidimensional patient-reported outcomes: a cross-sectional study.
Katsuyoshi MatsuokaHajime YamazakiMasakazu NagahoriTaku KobayashiTeppei OmoriYohei MikamiToshimitsu FujiiShinichiro ShinzakiMasayuki SarutaMinoru MatsuuraTakayuki YamamotoSatoshi MotoyaToshifumi HibiMamoru WatanabeJovelle FernandezShunichi FukuharaTadakazu HisamatsuPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology (2023)
Ulcerative colitis was associated with reduced mood, quality of life, fatigue, and work productivity even in patients with mild symptoms, suggesting that management of active ulcerative colitis may improve patient-reported outcomes irrespective of disease severity. (UMIN Clinical Trials Registry: UMIN000031995, https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index-j.htm ).