Unmet health-related needs in patients with Crohn’s disease in Belgium: a mixed-methods study
Crohn's patients experienced not only burdensome physical symptoms, but were also frequently affected by significant psychological symptoms, which significantly affected their quality of life. Although specialist care was adequate, faster diagnosis and better psychological support are needed. Future studies should explore the unmet needs of children and adolescents with Crohn's disease to complete the picture.
Authors
- Charline Maertens de Noordhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0379-0768)
- Robby De Pauw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4242-9062)
- Melanie Jaeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1020-6307)
- Laurence Kohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4835-2024)
- Muriel Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7945-9791)
- Irina Cleemput (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-8950)
- Ursula M. Leonard
- C Schönborn
- Rani Claerman
- Renaud Van Goethem
Institutions
- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) (BE)
- Sciensano (Belgium) (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01632-1
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre