Kurien, M., Trott, N. and Sanders, D.S. (2016) Long-term care for patients with coeliac disease in the UK: a review of the literature and future directions. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 29 (5). pp. 617-623. ISSN 0952-3871
Abstract
Coeliac disease is a common digestive disorder that affects 1% of adults. It is characterised by mucosal damage of the small intestine caused by dietary gluten. The main treatment for coeliac disease is a lifelong gluten-free diet, which can reduce morbidity and mortality and also improve quality of life. Despite the benefits, adhering to this diet is often challenging, with patients often struggling to sustain dietary restriction. Structured follow-up for coeliac disease is recommended in international guidelines for improving adherence and for detecting complications;however, uncertainty exists concerning exactly who should be administering this follow-up care. Here, we undertake a review of the current approaches described in the literature to follow-up patients with coeliac disease, and assess the efficacy of these differing models. We also explore future directions for the care of these patients in the context of the UK National Health Service (a publicly funded healthcare system). Although the focus of this review pertains to follow-up within the UK healthcare system, these problems are recognised to be international, and so the findings of our review are likely to be of interest to all healthcare professionals seeing and managing patients with coeliac disease.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The British Dietetic Association Ltd.. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | adherence; coeliac disease; efficacy; follow-up |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Infection and Immunity (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 May 2016 15:24 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2017 18:49 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12379 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/jhn.12379 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100029 |