Cure8 research brief
Patients cared for in accredited IBD units reported better experience and higher satisfaction in this study, which suggests that accreditation may improve patient-centred aspects of care even if self-reported disease activity was similar.
Adult patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, patient advocates and support groups, IBD clinicians and unit administrators, and health system policy makers considering accreditation programs.
The study used an online questionnaire distributed to members of a regional IBD patient association and analysed 127 valid responses (95 from accredited-unit patients, 32 from non-accredited-unit patients).
Nine prespecified PREM items and a global five-point satisfaction score were included; all PREMs and overall satisfaction were significantly higher in accredited units. The analysis was cross-sectional and based on self-reported measures.
This suggests that accreditation of IBD units is associated with better patient-perceived quality of care and organisational features, from the patients' viewpoint. It does not show a difference in self-reported disease activity by the Manitoba Index in this sample.
Cross-sectional survey data reflect patient perceptions at one timepoint and may be affected by selection or reporting bias. The study used self-reported disease activity (Manitoba Index) rather than objective biomarkers or endoscopy.
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