BACKGROUND: Studies have indicated that anxiety and depression are significant contributors to reporting of increased disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Thus, for the appropriate clinical management of these patients, it is important that gastroenterologists are able to recognize these conditions. This study aimed to examine the level of agreement between gastroenterologists and patients with IBD for the presence of clinically significant anxiety and depression. METHODS: Before consultation, patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Survey. After the consultation, the gastroenterologist recorded whether they believed the patient was anxious and depressed and if so, whether any further action had been taken. RESULTS: Seventy-five patients participated in this study, with a response rate of 88%. Self-reported questionnaires indicated that 31% and 11% of patients were identified as probable for having anxiety and depression, respectively. The level of agreement between the patient and gastroenterologist as to the presence of anxiety or depression was fair to moderate (kappa statistic 0.32 and 0.41, respectively). In only 50% of cases was further action taken by gastroenterologists during consultation for distressed patients, mostly in the form of a patient discussion. CONCLUSIONS: Agreement between gastroenterologists and IBD patients regarding the presence of clinically significant anxiety or depression was low, with no further action taken after consultation for 50% of patients who were identified by gastroenterologists as being anxious or depressed. This study highlights the need for educating gastroenterologists to improve their ability to identify IBD patient distress.
BACKGROUND: Studies have indicated that anxiety and depression are significant contributors to reporting of increased disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Thus, for the appropriate clinical management of these patients, it is important that gastroenterologists are able to recognize these conditions. This study aimed to examine the level of agreement between gastroenterologists and patients with IBD for the presence of clinically significant anxiety and depression. METHODS: Before consultation, patients completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Survey. After the consultation, the gastroenterologist recorded whether they believed the patient was anxious and depressed and if so, whether any further action had been taken. RESULTS: Seventy-five patients participated in this study, with a response rate of 88%. Self-reported questionnaires indicated that 31% and 11% of patients were identified as probable for having anxiety and depression, respectively. The level of agreement between the patient and gastroenterologist as to the presence of anxiety or depression was fair to moderate (kappa statistic 0.32 and 0.41, respectively). In only 50% of cases was further action taken by gastroenterologists during consultation for distressed patients, mostly in the form of a patient discussion. CONCLUSIONS: Agreement between gastroenterologists and IBD patients regarding the presence of clinically significant anxiety or depression was low, with no further action taken after consultation for 50% of patients who were identified by gastroenterologists as being anxious or depressed. This study highlights the need for educating gastroenterologists to improve their ability to identify IBD patient distress.
Authors: Florian Tran; Jan Henrik Schirmer; Ilka Ratjen; Wolfgang Lieb; Philip Helliwell; Johan Burisch; Juliane Schulz; Florian Schrinner; Charlot Jaeckel; Ulf Müller-Ladner; Stefan Schreiber; Bimba F Hoyer Journal: Front Immunol Date: 2021-03-18 Impact factor: 7.561
Authors: Jesús K Yamamoto-Furusho; Katya E Bozada Gutiérrez; Andrea Sarmiento-Aguilar; Ana Fresán-Orellana; Perla Arguelles-Castro; Mario García-Alanis Journal: Psychiatry J Date: 2021-10-27
Authors: Jonathan Blackwell; Christopher Alexakis; Sonia Saxena; Hanna Creese; Alex Bottle; Irene Petersen; Matthew Hotopf; Richard C G Pollok Journal: BMJ Open Gastroenterol Date: 2021-05