Disparities in Access and Treatment for Rural Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Survey of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients and Providers
These results demonstrate disparities between rural and urban patients' treatments and access to specialty IBD care. Rural patients and providers are supportive of collaborating with IBD specialists and MDTs. These results can help guide the implementation of innovative IBD care models in the setting of an increasingly complex IBD landscape.
Authors
- Jessica K. Salwen‐Deremer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6498-3729)
- Timothy L. McAuliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-0618)
- Corey A. Siegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-6605)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Troy Gastroenterology (US)
- Dartmouth Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izaf090
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases