Table 4.
Practice dimension, n (%)
|
Practice
|
Always
|
Often
|
Sometimes
|
Seldom
|
Never
|
|
| I will actively cooperate with the medical staff for my treatment and nursing | 244 (69.1) | 93 (26.3) | 15 (4.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | |
| I will communicate with specialists regularly and follow up regularly | 166 (47.0) | 116 (32.9) | 62 (17.6) | 9 (2.5) | 0 | |
| I will vent my bad emotions correctly, such as through exercise relaxation, music relaxation, and implied adjustment, to relieve mental stress | 106 (30.0) | 125 (35.4) | 92 (26.1) | 25 (7.1) | 5 (1.4) | |
| I will communicate with family members, close friends, and patients and gain encouragement and emotional support | 94 (26.6) | 117 (33.1) | 92 (26.1) | 41 (11.6) | 9 (2.5) | |
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |||||
| I will take care to quit smoking and drinking | 346 (98.0) | 7 (2.0) | ||||
| I will take care to avoid staying up late and overworking | 120 (34.0) | 119 (33.7) | 87 (24.6) | 23 (6.5) | 4 (1.1) | |
| I will take care to choose appropriate physical exercise according to my physical condition | 96 (27.2) | 95 (26.9) | 105 (29.7) | 50 (14.2) | 7 (2.0) | |
| If there is an ostomy, I will go to an IBD specialist for standard treatment | 336 (95.2) | 17 (4.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| If I am treated with biological agents, I will pay attention to monitoring the related side effects | 179 (50.7) | 107 (30.3) | 52 (14.7) | 11 (3.1) | 4 (1.1) | |
| If a food allergy is identified, I will take care to avoid it in my daily diet | 210 (59.5) | 105 (29.7) | 30 (8.5) | 5 (1.4) | 3 (0.8) | |
| I will use a “diet diary” to identify foods that may cause discomfort, such as abdominal pain or diarrhea, and try to avoid them in my future diet | 106 (30.0) | 94 (26.6) | 67 (19.0) | 42 (11.9) | 44 (12.5) | |
| I will improve my understanding of diseases and treatment through WeChat groups, networks, and popular science lectures | 100 (28.3) | 85 (24.1) | 104 (29.5) | 52 (14.7) | 12 (3.4) | |
| I will insist on taking medicine or receiving infusion treatment of biological agents as prescribed by my physician | 247 (70.0) | 86 (24.4) | 16 (4.5) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | |
| I will encourage and help other people with IBD as much as I can | 135 (38.2) | 78 (22.1) | 93 (26.3) | 37 (10.5) | 10 (2.8) | |
IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.