Empowerment

Factors associated with medical and psycosocioeconomic changes in IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period

Factors associated with medical and psycosocioeconomic changes in IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic period

May, 2021 

The pandemic of COVID-19 had posed challenges in every aspect of the people’s life. COVID-19 had affected all age groups in both previously healthy individuals and those with chronic disease including IBD. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and factors associated with psychosocioeconomical and medical changes in patients with IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemicperiod in China.

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A narrative systematic review and categorisation of outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease to inform a Core Outcome Set for real-world evidence

A narrative systematic review and categorisation of outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease to inform a Core Outcome Set for real-world evidence

May, 2021

Heterogeneity exists in reported outcomes and outcome measurement instruments (OMI) from observational studies. A core outcome set (COS) for observational and real-world evidence (RWE) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will facilitate pooling large datasets. This systematic review, describes and classifies clinical and patient-reported outcomes, for COS development.

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The Impact of Perianal Fistulae on a Crohn’s Disease Patient’s Quality of Life

Final Results available!

 

We are excited to share our findings of the survey “The impact of perianal fistula in Crohn’s disease on quality of life” which is being presented virtually at the 16th ECCO Congress (2nd – 3rd and 8th – 10th July, 2021.)  Check out the e-poster with the full results! 

Go to Patient_Survey Poster_ECCO2020_0.pdf

Go to poster presentation ECCO 2021

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EFCCA Patient Talks

The global impact of COVID-19 has been overwhelming and without pause, accelerating at lightning speed, changing our lives and our way of seeing the world. In recent months, unfortunately, the philosophy of our organization, which is to create spaces for meeting, for dialogue between the various associations and all the interlocutors. has also had to change.

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ECCO EFCCA Patient Guidelines

In December 2014 the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) organised a meeting with IBD Patient Association Representatives and ECCO National Representatives (both nurses and physicians) with the aim to improve patient care and the quality of life for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Patients, physicians and nurses were assembled in focus groups and reviewed topics which are of high relevance to patients. The overall outcome of this meeting was that there was an imminent need for patient guidelines.

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HCP Training on Biosimilars

EFCCA has been collaborating with Medscape on a training session about  biosimilars and the patients' perspective which is addressed to Healthcare providers. The training session includes a video simulation and a leaflet addressed to patients and to be distributed by physicians during their medical examination. 

For more information about this project please contact the EFCCA office.

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