Patient Education in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Patient-Centred, Mixed Methodology Study.

Background: Consensus guidelines from the European Crohns and Colitis Organisation conclude that optimizing quality of care in inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] involves information and education. However, there is no standardized patient education programme in IBD and education varies from centre to centre.

Aim: To assess patients' education needs in IBD to facilitate design of a patient education programme.

Body image dissatisfaction: clinical features, and psychosocial disability in inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Body image refers to a person's sense of their physical appearance and body function. A negative body image self-evaluation may result in psychosocial dysfunction. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are associated with disabling features, and body image dissatisfaction is a concern for many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).