Demographic characteristics of IBD specialists responding to survey (n=120)
| IBD-specialist physicians | IBD-specialist nurses | |
| Completed surveys (n) | 100 | 20 |
| Years of experience treating IBD patients | ||
| 3–10 | 33% | 50% |
| 11–20 | 50% | 45% |
| 21+ | 17% | 5% |
| Number of UC patients seen monthly* | ||
| Up to 10 | 36% | 20% |
| 11–20 | 33% | 20% |
| 21+ | 31% | 60% |
| Number of CD patients seen monthly* | ||
| Up to 10 | 19% | 15% |
| 11–20 | 42% | 30% |
| 21+ | 39% | 55% |
*Respondents seeing <10 patients per month collectively with either UC or CD, were excluded from advancing in the survey
CD, Crohn’s disease; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; UC, ulcerative colitis.