Reviewer's report 
 Medication beliefs in inflammatory bowel disease patients reporting low quality of life: a qualitative Title: 
study 
 1  19 November 2006 Version: Date: 
 Sunanda Kane Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
It is important to understand patient beliefs and perceptions about their disease and medications before we can hope to change behavior. This study is one step in that direction. I am afraid that I do not have adequate training in psychology methodology to comment on the data collection and analysis. 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be reached) If this is to be published in a gastroenterology journal, then it has to be written with the gastroenterologist in 
mind. In its current state, it seems more appropriate for pyschologists and therapists who care for IBD 
patients. I am not sure that any information in this study is novel given the published data from previous authors. 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author 
can be trusted to correct) I am not sure what having quotations in the text and having text boxes adds, it seems a bit duplicative. 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Unable to decide on acceptance or rejection until the authors have responded to the major What next?: 
compulsory revisions 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare I have no competing interests 
Reviewer's report 
 Medication beliefs in inflammatory bowel disease patients reporting low quality of life: a qualitative Title: 
study 
 1  19 November 2006 Version: Date: 
 Sunanda Kane Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
It is important to understand patient beliefs and perceptions about their disease and medications before we can hope to change behavior. This study is one step in that direction. I am afraid that I do not have adequate training in psychology methodology to comment on the data collection and analysis. 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be reached) If this is to be published in a gastroenterology journal, then it has to be written with the gastroenterologist in 
mind. In its current state, it seems more appropriate for pyschologists and therapists who care for IBD 
patients. I am not sure that any information in this study is novel given the published data from previous authors. 
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author 
can be trusted to correct) I am not sure what having quotations in the text and having text boxes adds, it seems a bit duplicative. 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Unable to decide on acceptance or rejection until the authors have responded to the major What next?: 
compulsory revisions 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare I have no competing interests 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 Medication beliefs in inflammatory bowel disease patients reporting low quality of life: a qualitative Title: 
study 
 1  19 November 2006 Version: Date: 
 Sunanda Kane Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
It is important to understand patient beliefs and perceptions about their disease and medications before we can hope to change behavior. This study is one step in that direction. I am afraid that I do not have adequate training in psychology methodology to comment on the data collection and analysis. 
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can be reached) If this is to be published in a gastroenterology journal, then it has to be written with the gastroenterologist in 
mind. In its current state, it seems more appropriate for pyschologists and therapists who care for IBD 
patients. I am not sure that any information in this study is novel given the published data from previous authors. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the author 
can be trusted to correct) I am not sure what having quotations in the text and having text boxes adds, it seems a bit duplicative. 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Unable to decide on acceptance or rejection until the authors have responded to the major What next?: 
compulsory revisions 
 An article of limited interest Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
I declare I have no competing interests 
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