Health-related quality of life decline in clinically stable inflammatory bowel disease patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Background And Aims: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects many aspects of a patient's life and impairs their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The COVID-19 outbreak has led to important mobility restrictions and a dramatic re-adjustment of social habits and health systems. This study aimed to assess the influence of the outbreak and mobility restrictions on the HRQoL of IBD patients with stable clinical remission on biologic treatment.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity of advanced-practice nurses on a reference unit for inflammatory bowel disease.

Objective: To report the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity of nurses working on an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) unit and to identify reasons for telehealth care and its relationship to certain characteristics.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had led to an increase in demand for remote care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease who require monitoring and frequent access to health services.

Design - Methods: A retrospective study of all activity (in person and by phone call or email) done on the unit during the acute phase of the pandemic at a reference hospital in Spain.