Quality of life and illness costs in irritable bowel syndrome.

• Quality of life is reduced in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, and the costs for this disease are substantial to society. During a meeting in London, UK, the IBiS club reviewed the literature on these subjects. Drawbacks and advantages with existing instruments to assess quality of life and costs were discussed and the clinical and scientific relevance of the current knowledge was assessed. A summary from the meeting is presented in this paper.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Gastroenterologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Clinical Trials

Endpoint Determination

Health Care Costs

statistics & numerical data

Humans

Intervention Studies

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

complications

economics

therapy

Quality of Life

Questionnaires

Publikations- och innehållstyp

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