Effects of Formal Education for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer physical dysfunction and impaired quality of life (QOL), and need frequent health care. They often lack knowledge about their disease and desire more education. Educational interventions for other chronic diseases have demonstrated re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barbara M Waters, Louise Jensen, Richard N Fedorak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/250504