Talking about life and IBD: A paradigm for improving patient-physician communication.

Despite recent awareness and understanding of quality of life (QOL) issues in IBD, nearly half of physicians in Europe do not ask their IBD patients about their QOL and nearly half of patients do not initiate a conversation with their physicians about QOL, according to a recent survey by the European Federation of Crohn's and Colitis Associations (EFCCA) [S. Ghosh and R. Mitchell, Impact of inflammatory bowel disease on quality of life: results of the European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (EFCCA) patient survey.