The majority of the studies reported a high burden of work-related outcomes among inflammatory bowel disease patients regardless of the methodology used .
Inflammatory bowel disease patients experience a high burden in work-related outcomes .
BACKGROUND & AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease has considerable effects on work-related outcomes and leads to high societal costs due to sick leave and disability pension .
The aims of this study were to systematic ally review evidence on work-related outcomes that are relevant to productivity losses and to evaluate whether medical or surgical interventions have a positive impact on patients ' work ability .
Social prognosis in patients with ulcerative colitis.
One hundred and twenty-two r and omly selected patients with ulcerative colitis ( 28 of whom had undergone colectomy )  were interviewed to obtain data on the quality of their family , emotional , social , and professional lives . They were compared with an age- and sex-matched group of patients with acute conditions from the same area . The two groups were similar in marital status , the frequency of severe family or sexual problems , leisure activities , physical and earning capacity , the incidence of mental disorders before the interview , and intake of alcohol and psychopharmacological drugs . A higher proportion of the patients with colitis had had a higher education and belonged to higher socioeconomic groups than the controls , and this difference had been present at the time of diagnosis . These results show that patients with ulcerative colitis seem to adapt themselves well to their condition and suffer few social or professional disabilities
The majority of the studies reported a high burden of work-related outcomes among inflammatory bowel disease patients regardless of the methodology used .
Inflammatory bowel disease patients experience a high burden in work-related outcomes .
BACKGROUND & AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease has considerable effects on work-related outcomes and leads to high societal costs due to sick leave and disability pension .
The aims of this study were to systematic ally review evidence on work-related outcomes that are relevant to productivity losses and to evaluate whether medical or surgical interventions have a positive impact on patients ' work ability .