Managed Healthcare Executive June 23, 2024
In one key finding of the study, about half of the healthcare professionals listed bowel urgency as one of the top five symptoms that impact patients’ lives, however, only about a quarter of them ranked it as a top three symptom affecting treatment decisions.
Ulcerative colitis (UC) follows a relapsing and remitting cycle, with common symptoms such as diarrhea, blood in the stool, bowel urgency, and abdominal pain. For many patients, the unpredictability of symptom onset diminishes quality of life. Current treatment goals are inducing and maintaining symptomatic and endoscopic remission, which can improve quality of life.
UC is a chronic condition requiring long-term care, monitoring of symptoms, and treatment adherence. Strong communication between patients and healthcare professionals has been...
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