title: Assessment of quality of life of patients with inflammatory bowel disease residing in Southern Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic diseases have an impact on the quality of life of the individuals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the quality of life of adults with inflammatory bowel disease by the inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire certified for Portuguese language.
  
  
  METHODS
  We interviewed 50 individuals from both genders aged from 18 to 60 years old, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, regardless of disease activity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age of the sample was 42.2 ± 13.6 years old, the disease length was 98.8 ± 74.3 months, and 72% of patients had Crohn's disease and 14% presented disease activity. There was no significant difference in questionnaire scores of patients with different inflammatory bowel disease when they are in the remission phase (172.0 ± 42.4 and 173.6 ± 28.2 for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, respectively, P = 0.886). When compared to scores of patients who were in crisis, it was found that they have a lower quality of life that patients in remission (123.8 ± 44.5 and 173.3 ± 31.5 for patients in crisis and remission, respectively, P = 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was noticed that the quality of life of patients with inflammatory bowel disease did not differ among patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, when patients are in remission. The main aspect which determines the loss of quality of life would be being at the stage of disease activity.
authors.affiliation: Methodist University Center, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Ceres Maltz
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.forename: Ana Paula Trussardi
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Fayh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires