High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care
Objective: Despite a wealth of treatment options for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), data on the subjective experience of treatments in ongoing clinical practice are sparse. This follow-up study assessed the individual usage of treatment modalities by IBS patients over time and investigated the pati...
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| author | Yuanjun Dong David Baumeister Sabrina Berens Wolfgang Eich Jonas Tesarz |
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| description | Objective: Despite a wealth of treatment options for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), data on the subjective experience of treatments in ongoing clinical practice are sparse. This follow-up study assessed the individual usage of treatment modalities by IBS patients over time and investigated the patients’ subjective experience of therapeutic impact.Methods: The study was conducted at the Specialty Clinic for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Heidelberg University Hospital. All patients who fulfilled the Rome III criteria for IBS and treated in our outpatient clinic between January 2012 and December 2016 were invited to the assessment. The primary outcome variables were individual usage of treatment modalities and the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) with treatments.Results: Three hundred and sixty-six patients fulfilled the Rome III criteria for IBS and thus were eligible for this study. Two hundred and seven patients dropped out from the study. The study could include 159 patients (43.7 ± 17.1 years; 71.1% female). The mean time since the first visit to the clinic was 2.8 ± 1.3 years (median 3.0 years). The mean time of symptom duration was 14.1 ± 11.1 years (median 10 years). The average number of treatment attempts was 12, ranging from 2 to 39). With respect to the subjective experience of therapeutic impact, there were no significant differences in the PGIC scores among different treatments (p = 0.183). The rates of non-response rates (minimally improved, no change, or minimally worse) ranged from 63.0% to 83.9%. The PGIC score was correlated negatively with the mean number of treatment attempts (r = −0.316, p < 0.01). The mean number of treatment attempts was correlated negatively with quality of life (r = −0.262, p < 0.01).Conclusion: A multidisciplinary treatment approach of IBS is characterized by high rates of non-response and a high number of frustrating treatment attempts. The connection between the various treatment attempts and the frustrating subjective experience of therapeutic impact puts a substantial burden on IBS patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0410ad1990f4f878f969a0f8474bbf72022-12-22T00:01:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402019-10-011010.3389/fpsyt.2019.00714461108High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary CareYuanjun DongDavid BaumeisterSabrina BerensWolfgang EichJonas TesarzObjective: Despite a wealth of treatment options for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), data on the subjective experience of treatments in ongoing clinical practice are sparse. This follow-up study assessed the individual usage of treatment modalities by IBS patients over time and investigated the patients’ subjective experience of therapeutic impact.Methods: The study was conducted at the Specialty Clinic for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders of the Heidelberg University Hospital. All patients who fulfilled the Rome III criteria for IBS and treated in our outpatient clinic between January 2012 and December 2016 were invited to the assessment. The primary outcome variables were individual usage of treatment modalities and the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) with treatments.Results: Three hundred and sixty-six patients fulfilled the Rome III criteria for IBS and thus were eligible for this study. Two hundred and seven patients dropped out from the study. The study could include 159 patients (43.7 ± 17.1 years; 71.1% female). The mean time since the first visit to the clinic was 2.8 ± 1.3 years (median 3.0 years). The mean time of symptom duration was 14.1 ± 11.1 years (median 10 years). The average number of treatment attempts was 12, ranging from 2 to 39). With respect to the subjective experience of therapeutic impact, there were no significant differences in the PGIC scores among different treatments (p = 0.183). The rates of non-response rates (minimally improved, no change, or minimally worse) ranged from 63.0% to 83.9%. The PGIC score was correlated negatively with the mean number of treatment attempts (r = −0.316, p < 0.01). The mean number of treatment attempts was correlated negatively with quality of life (r = −0.262, p < 0.01).Conclusion: A multidisciplinary treatment approach of IBS is characterized by high rates of non-response and a high number of frustrating treatment attempts. The connection between the various treatment attempts and the frustrating subjective experience of therapeutic impact puts a substantial burden on IBS patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00714/fullirritable bowel syndrometreatment modalitiessubjective experiencetherapeutic impactresponse rate |
| spellingShingle | Yuanjun Dong David Baumeister Sabrina Berens Wolfgang Eich Jonas Tesarz High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care Frontiers in Psychiatry irritable bowel syndrome treatment modalities subjective experience therapeutic impact response rate |
| title | High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care |
| title_full | High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care |
| title_fullStr | High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care |
| title_short | High Rates of Non-Response Across Treatment Attempts in Chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Follow-Up Study in Tertiary Care |
| title_sort | high rates of non response across treatment attempts in chronic irritable bowel syndrome results from a follow up study in tertiary care |
| topic | irritable bowel syndrome treatment modalities subjective experience therapeutic impact response rate |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00714/full |
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