Research progress of disability risk and disease burden in inflammatory bowel disease
In recent decades,the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)has been increasing year by year and showing a trend towards younger population.Chronic,long-term,recurrent and surgical intervention may cause structural and/or functional abnormalities of the intestine,reduce the quality of life of patients.Also it has risk of disa-bility,leading to the increase of social burden.This article aimed to introduce the concepts related to IBD and intestinal disability,and describe the assessment tools,influencing factors and disease burden of patients with IBD.In order to promote clinical doctors and patients to understand and pay attention to the risk of disability in IBD,further active diag-nosis and treatment,prevent or delay the occurrence of intestinal disability.