Patient Education in Inflammatory Bowel Disease does not Influence Patients Knowledge and Long-Term Psychosocial Well-Being

N. Bregenzer, Aksel Lange, Alois Fürst, Jürgen Schölmerich, T. Andus

Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2005 · 43 citations · 0 references

Abstract

This patient education program was not able to increase disease-related knowledge or psychosocial variables in patients with IBD. However, most of the patients were very satisfied with the education program, since as judged by their own assessment it helped them to act responsibly for themselves and their disease.