Quality of care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease from a public health center in Brazil

Table 3 Assessment of quality of life, anxiety and depression, and self-esteem of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

	IBD (n = 133)	Crohn’s disease (n = 69)	Ulcerative colitis (n = 64)	P value2
Quality of life (IBDQ)1, n (%)				0.0469
Excellent	25 (18.94)	12 (17.65)	13 (20.31)
Good	60 (45.45)	38 (55.88)	22 (34.38)
Regular	32 (24.24)	14 (20.59)	18 (28.13)
Poor	15 (11.36)	4 (5.88)	11 (17.19)
IBDQ score (points)
Bowel function	52.61 ± 13.62	55.21 ± 11.49	49.84 ± 15.18	0.0427
Systemic symptoms	22.17 ± 7.19	23.12 ± 7.25	21.16 ± 7.05	0.1177
Social function	26.62 ± 8.22	27.51 ± 7.67	25.67 ± 8.72	0.2653
Emotional status	58.34 ± 16.84	60.88 ± 14.96	55.64 ± 18.36	0.0737
Total score	159.73 ± 42.72	166.72 ± 38.56	152.31 ± 45.88	0.0524
SF-36 (points)
Physical aspects	60.34 ± 42.77	64.49 ± 40.31	55.86 ± 45.15	0.5028
Physical function	72.22 ± 29.31	77.90 ± 24.78	66.09 ± 32.62	0.1216
Bodily pain	49.70 ± 8.34	50.00 ± 8.91	49.38 ± 7.74	0.6677
General health	54.66 ± 19.67	56.16 ± 19.02	53.05 ± 20.37	0.3638
Mental health	60.12 ± 22.07	64.64 ± 21.35	55.25 ± 21.95	0.0137
Vitality	52.44 ± 22.78	56.01 ± 22.86	48.59 ± 22.23	0.0602
Emotional aspects	60.15 ± 43.90	63.29 ± 42.06	56.77 ± 45.88	0.5176
Social function	47.37 ± 15.24	49.82 ± 14.46	44.73 ± 15.72	0.0538
SF-36 total score	57.13 ± 18.09	60.29 ± 17.36	53.71 ± 18.39	0.0511
Presence of anxiety, n (%)	53 (40.46)	21 (30.88)	32 (50.79)	0.0203
Presence of depression, n (%)	38 (29.01)	19 (27.94)	19 (30.16)	0.7799
Anxiolytic and antidepressant use, n (%)	31 (23.30)	12 (17.39)	19 (29.69)	0.0938
Psychological monitoring, n (%)	21 (15.79)	5 (7.25)	16 (25.0)	0.0050
Self-esteem scale, n (%)				0.5120
Low self-esteem	5 (3.76)	2 (2.90)	3 (4.69)
Medium self-esteem	19 (14.29)	12 (17.39)	7 (10.94)
High self-esteem	109 (81.95)	55 (79.71)	54 (84.38)
Routine limitation by IBD, n (%)	65 (48.87)	31 (44.93)	34 (53.31)	0.3447
Trust in medical treatment, n (%)	119 (89.47)	63 (91.30)	56 (87.50)	0.4750

¹n = 68 patients with Crohn’s disease.

²P value (Crohn’s disease vs ulcerative colitis).

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or frequency (proportion). IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; IBDQ: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; SF-36: 36-Item Short Form Survey.