The Symptoms and Medications of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hubei Province after COVID-19 Epidemic
Joint Authors
Bai, Tao
Tu, Lei
Jin, Shu
Zhang, Heng
Xiao, Fang
Wang, Kai
Chen, Min
Wang, Huan
Zou, Kaifang
Li, Gangqin
Lu, Yueyue
Yang, Yuanping
Zhu, Liangru
Hou, Xiaohua
Li, Ying
Li, Jin
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The COVID-19 epidemic triggered by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading around the globe.
This study is aimed at finding out the suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Hubei province, China.
We also investigated symptoms, medications, life quality, and psychological issues of IBD patients under the ongoing pandemic.
Methods.
We conducted a self-reported questionnaire survey via an online survey platform.
SARS-CoV-2 infection-related data was collected from IBD patients.
The status quo of medications and symptoms of the subjects were investigated.
Life quality, depression, and anxiety were measured by clinical questionnaires and rated on scoring systems.
Results.
A total of 204 IBD patients from Hubei province were included in this study.
No suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection case was found in this study.
As a result of city shutdown, two-thirds of the patients (138/204) in our series reported difficulty in accessing medicines and nearly half of them (73/138) had to discontinue medications.
Apart from gastrointestinal symptoms, systemic symptoms were common while respiratory symptoms were rare in the cohort.
Though their quality of life was not significantly lowered, depression and anxiety were problems that seriously affected them during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Conclusions.
Inaccessibility to medications is a serious problem for IBD patients after city shutdown.
Efforts have to be made to address the problems of drug withdrawal and psychological issues that IBD patients suffer from during the COVID-19 outbreak.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Huan& Tu, Lei& Li, Ying& Bai, Tao& Zou, Kaifang& Xiao, Fang…[et al.]. 2020. The Symptoms and Medications of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hubei Province after COVID-19 Epidemic. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187083
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Huan…[et al.]. The Symptoms and Medications of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hubei Province after COVID-19 Epidemic. Journal of Immunology Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187083
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Huan& Tu, Lei& Li, Ying& Bai, Tao& Zou, Kaifang& Xiao, Fang…[et al.]. The Symptoms and Medications of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hubei Province after COVID-19 Epidemic. Journal of Immunology Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187083
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1187083