The effect of web-based education on disease activity, symptom management and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: randomized-controlled study

###EgeUn###Background/Aims: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of web-based education on disease activity, symptom management and quality of life in individuals with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods: This randomized controlled study was carried out with two groups that were web-based and standard education groups. The disease information was given either via website or educational books. Results: At the beginning of the study, it was found that the majority of the patients who were in the mild disease stage mostly entered remission during the study, however, there was no significant difference found between the groups in terms of disease activity according to measurement times. It was determined that there was a significant difference among severity averages of diarrhea, abdominal pain and faecal blood symptoms of patients in both two groups with regard to the time interaction. It was observed that there was no significant intra-and intergroup difference in terms of the quality of life scores of the education groups, but there was an improvement observed in the quality of life of the patients over time. Conclusion: In this study, there were no significant differences found between the web-based and standard education, however symptom severity, disease activity and quality of life were found to be improved in both groups. It was concluded that is structured or individualized education is effective and important