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Difficulties in eating out of home while diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease: A qualitative interview study
Tingting Yin1, Ran Ye1, Qiuqin Wang1
1Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Background:
Meeting healthy dietary needs while eating out can be a challenging experience for adults with inflammatory bowel disease. This study examined the barriers experienced by adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when eating out.
Objective:
This study aimed to explore the perceptions of people with IBD on eating out barriers.
Design:
A qualitative study among individuals affected by IBD was conducted through semi-structured interviews.
Results:
Sixteen adults from China were diagnosed with IBD between 6 months and 20 years prior to the study. They were recruited from four tertiary care hospitals in Nanjing, China. The participants completed a semi-structured interview between April and September 2022. Self-perceived difficulties with eating and drinking when eating out were varied. After thematic analysis of the data, five main themes emerged: limited access to healthy and hygiene food; no pleasure of food enjoyment; financial strain; not feeling loved, supported or understood; and coping strategies for not meeting demand.
Conclusions:
This study highlights the various barriers encountered by patients with inflammatory bowel disease when eating out. These findings will help people with IBD to encourage the formation of targeted health and well-being-related interventions. Knowledge of nutrition and diet should be provided in education and training programs administered to IBD.
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