IBD-DISK AS A TOOL ESTIMATING THE PREVALENCE OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE-RELATED DISABILITY AND ASSOCIATED INFLUENCING FACTORS MOROCCO: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Introduction: IBD can cause physical, psychological, family and social impairments. Quality of life of IBD patients is usually worse than general population. The aim of our study is to evaluate the quality of life of IBD patients in a Moroccan center, to determine its influencing factors and to calculate a cut-off for this score. Methods: This is a 6-month prospective study, both descriptive and analytic, conducted from November 2021 to April 2022, with patients followed on an out-patient basis or in consultation at our department. The IBD-Disk questionnaire was explained to the patients and completed by the same doctor. Results: 100 patients were included. Median age of our patients was 45 [28.3-56] with an equal number of male and female participants.