P042 FATIGUE AND DISEASE ACTIVITY: A SECONDARY REVIEW OF PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS

Fatigue is often the most prevalent symptom in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous research has highlighted that patients with active clinical disease activity have greater levels of fatigue compared to those with inactive clinical disease activity. Endoscopic assessment of inflammation is considered the best measure of disease activity; yet, clinical disease activity does not necessarily correlate with endoscopic inflammation. Therefore, there is a need to examine the relationship between endoscopic inflammation and fatigue.

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