Characteristics of non-responders to self-reported questionnaires in a large inflammatory bowel disease cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1348-1356

  Multone, Eléonore ^a   Vader, John Paul ^b   Mottet, Christian ^c,d   Schoepfer, Alain ^d   Fournier, Nicolas ^b   Burnand, Bernard ^b   Michetti, Pierre ^d,e   Pittet, Valérie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Division of Gastroenterology Hôpital Neuchâtelois   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e Crohn and Colitis Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Selection bias; Self administrated questionnaires; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOLLOW UP QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INITIAL PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MENTAL HEALTH; NONRESPONSE BIAS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWISS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELECTION BIAS; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84945176483     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1041150     Document Type: Article

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