The perspective of celiac disease patients on emerging treatment options and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

Greuter, Thomas; Schmidlin, Sandra; Lattmann, Jaqueline; Stotz, Matthias; Lehmann, Romina; Zeitz, Jonas; Scharl, Michael; Misselwitz, Benjamin; Pohl, Daniel; Fried, Michael; Tutuian, Radu; Fasano, Alessio; Schoepfer, Alain M; Rogler, Gerhard; Biedermann, Luc; Vavricka, Stephan R (2017). The perspective of celiac disease patients on emerging treatment options and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Digestive and liver disease, 49(3), pp. 268-272. Elsevier 10.1016/j.dld.2016.11.016

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BACKGROUND

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and emerging treatment options are hot topics in the celiac disease (CeD) scientific literature. However, very little is known about the perspective on these issues of CeD patients.

METHODS

We performed a large patient survey among unselected CeD patients in Switzerland.

RESULTS

A total of 1689 patients were analyzed. 57.5% have previously heard of NCGS. 64.5% believe in the existence of this entity. Regarding a potential influence of NCGS on CeD awareness, 31.7% show a positive and 27.5% a negative perception. Patients with prior use of alternative medicine and women more often have heard of and believe in the existence of NCGS vs. those never having used alternative methods and men, respectively (66.9 vs. 56.9%, p=0.001 and 78.5 vs. 69.0%, p=0.001; 60.7 vs. 44.2%, p<0.001 and 71.0 vs. 60.8%, p=0.002). Women and patients ≥30 years more often show a negative attitude towards NCGS (32.2% vs. 24.8%, p=0.024 and 32.2% vs. 24.2%, p=0.018). With regard to emerging treatment options for CeD, 43.3% have previously heard of novel agents, more women than men (46.0 vs. 38.0%, p=0.019).

CONCLUSIONS

Perception of and attitude towards NCGS differ depending on sex, age and prior use of alternative medicine. Knowledge of the progress towards emerging treatment options is currently limited.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Gastroenterology

UniBE Contributor:

Tutuian, Radu

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1590-8658

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth

Date Deposited:

16 Feb 2017 09:31

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:02

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.dld.2016.11.016

PubMed ID:

28034662

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Celiac disease; Emerging treatment options; Non-celiac gluten sensitivity; Patient’s perspective

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.94428

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/94428

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