Bidirectional Correlations Between Health Confidence and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity: A Nationwide Longitudinal Cohort Study

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Jan 5;29(1):161-166. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac107.
No abstract available

Keywords: disease activity; health confidence; self-efficacy.

Plain language summary

Health confidence—an individual’s belief in their ability and agency to affect disease outcomes—has bidirectional temporal correlations with inflammatory bowel disease activity. Low health confidence is associated with higher risks for future disease activity, and inflammatory bowel disease flares erode confidence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Studies