Table 3.
Patients’ and physicians’ satisfaction with care
| CD (522) | UC (363) | P value1 | Physician (55) | P value2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBD management is well coordinated | 0.059 | 0.219 | |||
| very well coordinated | 156 (29.9%) | 115 (31.7%) | 19 (34.5%) | ||
| fairly well coordinated | 269 (51.5%) | 198 (54.5%) | 28 (50.9%) | ||
| fairly uncoordinated | 90 (17.2%) | 37 (10.2%) | 8 (14.5%) | ||
| completely uncoordinated | 7 (1.3%) | 13 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Communication with health specialists | 0.724 | 0.008 | |||
| Excellent | 77 (14.8%) | 71 (19.6%) | 8 (14.5%) | ||
| Very good | 218 (41.8%) | 149 (41%) | 38 (69.1%) | ||
| Good | 172 (33%) | 98 (27%) | 8 (14.5%) | ||
| Fair | 51 (9.8%) | 44 (12.1%) | 1 (1.8%) | ||
| Poor | 4 (0.8%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Quality of the IBD care received in the past 12 months | 0.898 | 0.231 | |||
| Excellent | 90 (17.2%) | 45 (12.4%) | 12 (21.8%) | ||
| Very good | 257 (49.2%) | 231 (63.6%) | 33 (60%) | ||
| Good | 127 (24.3%) | 62 (17.1%) | 10 (18.2%) | ||
| Fair | 23 (4.4%) | 12 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Poor | 3 (0.6%) | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Without any IBD care | 22 (4.2%) | 11 (3%) | |||
| The following topics were sufficiently discussed in consultations? | |||||
| Current symptoms (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 301/98/33/90 (57.7%/18.8%/6.3%/17.2%) | 243/51/37/32 (66.9%/14%/10.2%/8.8%) | 0.067 | 49/3/0/3 (89.1%/5.5%/0%/5.5%) | 0.001 |
| Medical treatments (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 341/70/31/80 (65.3%/13.4%/5.9%/15.3%) | 93/112/36/22 (53.2%/30.9%/9.9%/6.1%) | 0.001 | 47/3/1/4 (85.5%/5.5%/1.8%/7.3%) | 0.001 |
| Surgery (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 81/35/180/226 (15.5%/6.7%/34.5%/43.3%) | 71/21/132/139 (19.6%/5.8%/36.4%/38.3%) | 0.441 | 45/2/1/7 (81.8%/3.6%/1.8%/12.7%) | 0.001 |
| New/experimental treatments (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 202/16/103/201 (38.7%/3.1%/19.7%/38.5%) | 78/71/89/125 (21.5%/19.6%/24.5%/34.4%) | 0.001 | 50/2/1/2 (90.9%/3.6%/1.8%/3.6%) | 0.001 |
| Nutrition/diet (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 278/132/6/106 (53.3%/25.3%/1.1%/20.3%) | 213/121/5/24 (58.7%/33.3%/1.4%/6.6%) | 0.641 | 50/1/1/3 (90.9%/1.8%/1.8%/5.5%) | 0.001 |
| Practical daily living (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 321/145/27/29 (61.5%/27.8%/5.2%/5.6%) | 203/112/14/34 (55.9%/30.9%/3.9%/9.4%) | 0.218 | 41/9/2/3 (74.5%/16.4%/3.6%/5.5%) | 0.001 |
| Education/studies (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 265/167/69/21 (50.8%/32%/13.2%/4%) | 162/108/38/55 (44.6%/29.8%/10.5%/15.2%) | 0.485 | 41/7/3/4 (74.5%/12.7%/5.5%/7.3%) | 0.001 |
| Employment (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 221/146/76/79 (42.3%/28%/14.6%/15.1%) | 139/112/56/56 (38.3%/30.9%/15.4%/15.4%) | 0.069 | 47/5/1/2 (85.5%/9.1%/1.8%/3.6%) | 0.001 |
| Personal relationships (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 309/104/78/31 (59.2%/19.9%/14.9%/5.9%) | 194/82/42/45 (53.4%/22.6%/11.6%/12.4%) | 0.374 | 21/18/5/11 (38.2%/32.7%/9.1%/20%) | 0.001 |
| Sexual relationships (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 218/117/132/55 (41.8%/22.4%/25.3%/10.5%) | 143/89/97/34 (39.4%/24.5%/26.7%/9.4%) | 0.485 | 31/15/1/8 (56.4%/27.3%/1.8%/14.5%) | 0.001 |
| General lifestyle issues (Yes/ No/ No need to discuss/ unaware) | 279/129/61/53 (53.4%/24.7%/11.7%/10.2%) | 202/71/39/51 (55.6%/19.6%/10.7%/14%) | 0.788 | 29/19/4/3 (52.7%/34.5%/7.3%/5.5%) | 0.429 |
| Main goals or priorities in caring for current condition (Yes/ No/ unaware) | 377/102/43 (72.2%/19.5%/8.2%) | 276/58/29 (76%/16%/8%) | 0.572 | 49/6/0/0 (89.1%/10.9%/0%/0%) | 0.047 |
| Make a plan for carrying out in daily life (Yes/ No/ unaware) | 331/105/86 (63.4%/20.1%/16.5%) | 218/83/62 (60.1%/22.9%/17.1%) | 0.374 | 39/11/1/4 (70.9%/20%/1.8%/7.3%) | 0.042 |
1: P value (CD vs. UC)
2: P value (patients vs. physicians)