Published online Nov 21, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i43.5818
Peer-review started: August 14, 2023
First decision: October 8, 2023
Revised: October 20, 2023
Accepted: November 14, 2023
Article in press: November 14, 2023
Published online: November 21, 2023
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The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) necessitates the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits, which requires proper knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the specific lifestyle routines to implement. However, patients with IBD generally have poor knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of their disease, while the data from China are lacking.
The motivation of this study is to help healthcare providers to improve the patient’s self-management of IBD.
The object of this study is to investigate the KAP of patients with IBD toward their disease in Zhejiang Province, China.
Self-designed questionnaires were administered to the participants through WeChat on the SoJump platform (https://www.wjx.cn/app/survey.aspx). Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to determine the pairwise correlations among KAP scores. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was further performed to determine the independent factors associated with their KAP scores.
A total of 353 patients (224 males) with IBD completed the questionnaires. Their mean KAP scores were 10.05 ± 3.46 (possible range: 0-14), 41.58 ± 5.23 (possible range: 0-56), 44.20 ± 7.39 (possible range: 0-56), respectively, indicating good knowledge, positive attitude, and proactive practice toward IBD. Age and education were independently associated with their KAP.
Chinese patients with IBD might have good knowledge, a positive attitude, and proactive practice toward their disease. Nevertheless, some specific items warranting more education were identified, especially regarding the etiology and contributing factors to the disease, extraintestinal manifestations, glucocorticoid side effects, and nutrient absorption.
The findings of this study may be useful for the management and self-management of IBD patients in clinical practice.