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. 2021 Sep;14(5):625-634.
doi: 10.1007/s40271-021-00500-8. Epub 2021 Mar 12.

Patient-Evaluated Quality of Care is Related to Better Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outcomes: The IQCARO II Project

Xavier Calvet  1 , Fransesc Casellas  2 , Roberto Saldaña  3 , Daniel Carpio  4 , Miguel Mínguez  5 , Isabel Vera  6 , Laura Marín  7 , Berta Juliá  8 ; GETECCU, GETEII, ACCU
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Patient-Evaluated Quality of Care is Related to Better Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outcomes: The IQCARO II Project

Xavier Calvet et al. Patient. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Measuring quality of care (QoC) from a patient's perspective is becoming increasingly important in inflammatory bowel disease.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether patients' evaluations of QoC correlate with better inflammatory bowel disease outcomes.

Methods: A survey including patients' characteristics, a decalogue of QoC indicators, and self-reported disease outcomes was completed by Spanish patients with inflammatory bowel disease. A QoC index (QoCI) was constructed with the sum of the "yes" answers in the decalogue. We evaluated the correlation of QoCI with outcomes. A sub-analysis comparing patients with high QoCI vs those with low QoCI was performed (QoCI = 10 or ≤ 7).

Results: Seven hundred and eighty-eight questionnaires were analyzed. Mean age of participants was 43.4 years (63% women). Mean QoCI was 8.1 (± 2.4). The QoCI correlated significantly with activity of the disease, number of flares, emergency/unscheduled visits, and disease control. Patients scoring in the first QoCI quartile reported a decreased rate of moderate/severe disease (34.8% vs 55.3%, p < 0.001), fewer numbers of flares (p < 0.001), and fewer emergency/unscheduled visits (p < 0.001) compared with those in the lower QoCI quartile. The high QoC group also reported better disease control.

Conclusions: Patient-evaluated QoC correlates with better outcomes. Evaluation of QoC by patients may be useful to detect inadequate care and improve inflammatory bowel disease outcomes.

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