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White Paper AGA: The Impact of Mental and Psychosocial Factors on the Care of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2017)
  • Aurora Gastroenterology Faculty, Aurora Health Care
  • E. M. Szigethy
  • J. I. Allen
  • M. Reiss
  • W. Cohen
  • Lilani P. Perera, Aurora Health Care
  • L. Brillstein
  • R. K. Cross
  • D. A. Schwartz
  • Mark Kosinski
  • L. R. Kosinski
  • J. B. Colton
  • E. LaRusso
  • A. Atreja
  • M. D. Regueiro
Abstract
Patients with chronic medically complex disorders like inflammatory bowel diseases (BD) often have mental health and psychosocial comorbid conditions. There is growing recognition that factors other than disease pathophysiology impact patients' health and wellbeing. Provision of care that encompasses medical care plus psychosocial, environmental and behavioral interventions to improve health has been termed "whole person care" and may result in achieving highest health value. There now are multiple methods to survey patients and stratify their psychosocial, mental health and environmental risk. Such survey methods are applicable to all types of IBD programs including those at academic medical centers, independent health systems and those based within independent community practice. Once a practice determines that a patient has psychosocial needs, a variety of resources are available for referral or co-management as outlined in this paper. Included in this white paper are examples of psychosocial care that is integrated into IBD practices plus innovative methods that provide remote patient management.
Publication Date
July, 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.cgh.2017.02.037
Citation Information
Aurora Gastroenterology Faculty, E. M. Szigethy, J. I. Allen, M. Reiss, et al.. "White Paper AGA: The Impact of Mental and Psychosocial Factors on the Care of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease" Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Vol. 15 Iss. 7 (2017) p. 986 - 997
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/auroragastroenterology-faculty/22/