Age Modifies the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Adherence to Self-Testing With Telemedicine in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Background Depression is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is known to be associated with poor adherence in the usual care setting. In the last decade, there has been an increase in the use of information technology (IT) for the delivery of IBD care, but the association between depressive symptoms (DS) and adherence to self-testing in this context is not known. We aimed to investigate this association among IBD patients managed via a text messaging–based telemedicine system.