Cure8 research brief
Unaffected family members often worry about their own risk and may make dietary changes based on beliefs rather than evidence. Understanding these perceptions can help clinicians give clearer, balanced guidance about risk and diet.
Unaffected first-degree relatives, patients with IBD, clinicians offering counseling or dietary guidance, and researchers studying IBD risk perception.
This mixed-methods exploratory study combined an online questionnaire of 103 unaffected FDRs with 16 semi-structured interviews. The quantitative analysis identified associations between risk/diet beliefs and self-reported family diet changes but did not define what those changes were or how long they lasted.
The qualitative interviews add context: participants often viewed diet as part of disease management rather than a clear preventive strategy, and reported that fear and healthcare professional advice influenced any family-level dietary adjustments.
Overall, the paper highlights varied beliefs among relatives and suggests clinicians and patient educators may need to communicate balanced, evidence-based information about familial risk and diet.
Exploratory study with self-reported behaviors and a modest interview sample; findings reflect perceptions in a Greek cohort and do not establish dietary effects on IBD development.
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