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Key clinical point: Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) report a substantial impact of IBS on their abilities to work and perform daily activities.
Major finding: Overall, 10.5% of patients reported being unemployed, partly because of their condition, with the median level of absenteeism, presenteeism, and overall work impairment among employed patients being 0.0% (interquartile range [IQR] 0.0%-2.9%), 35.0% (IQR, 20.0%-60.0%), and 30.0% (IQR, 10.0%-60.0%), respectively. Moreover, 91.0% and 56.3% of patients reported that IBS symptoms interfered with their daily and social leisure activities, respectively.
Study details: This was a questionnaire-based study including 752 patients with Rome IV-defined IBS.
Disclosures: This study was supported by Tillotts Pharma UK Ltd. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Goodoory VC et al. Impact of Rome IV irritable bowel syndrome on work and activities of daily living .Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 (Jul 6). Doi: 10.1111/apt.17132
Key clinical point: Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) report a substantial impact of IBS on their abilities to work and perform daily activities.
Major finding: Overall, 10.5% of patients reported being unemployed, partly because of their condition, with the median level of absenteeism, presenteeism, and overall work impairment among employed patients being 0.0% (interquartile range [IQR] 0.0%-2.9%), 35.0% (IQR, 20.0%-60.0%), and 30.0% (IQR, 10.0%-60.0%), respectively. Moreover, 91.0% and 56.3% of patients reported that IBS symptoms interfered with their daily and social leisure activities, respectively.
Study details: This was a questionnaire-based study including 752 patients with Rome IV-defined IBS.
Disclosures: This study was supported by Tillotts Pharma UK Ltd. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Goodoory VC et al. Impact of Rome IV irritable bowel syndrome on work and activities of daily living .Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 (Jul 6). Doi: 10.1111/apt.17132
Key clinical point: Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) report a substantial impact of IBS on their abilities to work and perform daily activities.
Major finding: Overall, 10.5% of patients reported being unemployed, partly because of their condition, with the median level of absenteeism, presenteeism, and overall work impairment among employed patients being 0.0% (interquartile range [IQR] 0.0%-2.9%), 35.0% (IQR, 20.0%-60.0%), and 30.0% (IQR, 10.0%-60.0%), respectively. Moreover, 91.0% and 56.3% of patients reported that IBS symptoms interfered with their daily and social leisure activities, respectively.
Study details: This was a questionnaire-based study including 752 patients with Rome IV-defined IBS.
Disclosures: This study was supported by Tillotts Pharma UK Ltd. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Goodoory VC et al. Impact of Rome IV irritable bowel syndrome on work and activities of daily living .Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 (Jul 6). Doi: 10.1111/apt.17132