Cure8 research brief
Long waits for IBD-related surgery were linked to poorer quality of life in this study, especially when waiting exceeded 1 year. That suggests delays could meaningfully affect daily functioning for people with Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis.
Adults with IBD who are awaiting or recently had surgery, surgeons and gastroenterologists involved in surgical prioritisation, clinic administrators and policy-makers managing waitlists.
This register-based cross-sectional study from Sahlgrenska University Hospital used the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire to compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 214 IBD patients who had undergone or were awaiting surgery (2017–2023).
Patients waiting longer than one year reported substantially lower EQ VAS and index scores compared with population norms and with patients waiting shorter intervals. The authors conclude that prolonged waiting times for IBD surgery are associated with worse HRQoL and suggest using patient-reported HRQoL to help prioritise surgical scheduling.
The study is cross-sectional and cannot prove causation—worse HRQoL may both reflect and influence clinical decisions and timing. The analysis is registry-based at a single center in Sweden and uses standardised EQ-5D-5L measures; the trial record is registered (NCT 2022-05975-01).
This is a cross-sectional, single-center register study—associations do not prove that longer waits cause worse HRQoL. The study uses patient-reported EQ-5D-5L measures and is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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