Inadequate food literacy is related to the worst health status and limitations in daily life in subjects with inflammatory bowel disease.

Purpose: Diet affects Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients' quality of life. An adequate Food Literacy (FL) level enables adequate food choices. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge on the FL degree in patients with IBD.

Promoting psycho-social wellbeing for engaging inflammatory bowel disease patients in their care: an Italian consensus statement.

Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are remitting and relapsing diseases that mainly interest the gastrointestinal tract. IBD is associated with a condition of psycho-social discomfort that deeply compromises the quality of life and the competence of patient to be fully engaged in their self-management. As a consequence, effective care of IBD patients should include not only medical but also psychological support in order to improve patients' wellbeing.

Patient Engagement in Health Management as a Mediator Between Perceived Risk and COVID-19 Related Distress in Patients With IBD: A Structural Equation Model.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on patients with IBD's psychological distress, understanding the role of patient engagement as a mediator. An online questionnaire was created, measuring perceived risk susceptibility toward COVID-19, perceived stress, and patient engagement. The questionnaire was distributed to a purposive sample of IBD patients who belonged to the Italian Association for patients with IBD (AMICI Onlus) in April 2020.

Psychological reaction to Covid-19 of Italian patients with IBD.

Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on disease management and psychological status. This study explored psychological reactions to the Covid-19 emergency and IBD disease management in a sample of Italian patients.

Methods: An online questionnaire was designed to assess general concerns, psychological reaction, disease management, socio-demographics, and clinical information with validated scales and ad hoc items.

Does patient engagement affect IBD patients' health-related quality of life? Findings from a cross-sectional study among people with inflammatory bowel diseases.

Background: Patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are required to deal with the unpredictability of this clinical condition, which is associated with poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to other clinical conditions. Patient engagement is currently demonstrated to relate with chronic patients' HRQoL, but few studies have been conducted among this population.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1176 IBD patients.

WE-CARE IBD SCORE: Assessing High-quality Care From the Perspective of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Background And Aims: Patient-reported experience measures [PREMs] are today a core asset to orientate health care quality improvements. They are particularly relevant in clinical situations requiring frequent interactions between patients and the health care system, like inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. Indeed, IBD chronic care requires continuous therapies, psychological interventions, and follow-ups.

Biosimilars: The viewpoint of Italian patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: The viewpoint on biosimilars among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is largely unknown.

Aims: We aimed at exploring the confidence and opinion on biosimilars among Italian patients with IBD.

Methods: An anonymous, 20-item, questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all members of the Italian IBD patients' association (AMICI Onlus).

Prevalence and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in two Italian islands, Sicily and Sardinia: A report based on health information systems.

Background: Few epidemiological data about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Italy are available.

Aims: To estimate IBD prevalence and incidence in two Italian regions - Sicily and Sardinia - using regional health information systems.

Methods: Data from hospital discharges and disease-specific payment exemptions register were retrieved and underwent record-linkage procedures.