Inflammatory bowel disease patient profiles are related to specific information needs: A nationwide survey

Table 3 Ratings of information domains

		Rating of importance of information domains at disease onset1
Information domain as per factor analysis		Not important, n (%)	Moderately/very important, n (%)	Mean rating 0-8 (± CIa)
Domain 1	Managing symptoms and therapy	15 (3)	503 (97)	7.1 ± 0.1
Domain 2	Stress-coping	41 (8)	475 (92)	6.9 ± 0.1
Domain 3	Complications	52 (10)	465 (90)	6.4 ± 0.1
Domain 4	Nutrition	18 (4)	499 (96)	7 ± 0.1
		Rating of helpfulness of information domains at current time2
Information domain as per factor analysis		Not helpful, n (%)	Moderately/very helpful, n (%)	Mean rating 0-8 (± CIa)
Domain 1	Managing symptoms, therapy and complications	60 (12)	420 (88)	5.9 ± 0.2
Domain 2	Nutrition	59 (12)	423 (88)	6.1 ± 0.2
Domain 3	Stress-coping	64 (13)	317 (87)	6.1 ± 0.2
Domain 4	Family, society, and religion	247 (51)	235 (49)	3.2 ± 0.3
Domain 5	Work-disability	70 (15)	412 (85)	6.1 ± 0.2
Domain 6	Long term complications	68 (14)	413 (86)	5.9 ± 0.2

¹Participants rated how important the information to be given to family member or friend during the two-month period following diagnosis with inflammatory bowel diseases on a 9-point scale with the following anchors: 0-2 (not important); 3-5 (moderately important); 6-8 (very important);

²Participants rated current helpfulness of information on a 9-point rating scale with the anchors: 0-2 (not helpful); 3-5 (moderately helpful); 6-8 (very helpful).

^a95% confidence interval.