aEndoscopy Center, Ehime University Hospital, Toon

bHealth Services Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama

cDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon

dDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata

eDepartment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Therapeutics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine

fFaculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, Ehime University, Matsuyama

gCommunity Health Systems for Nursing, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan

Received 18 December 2022 Accepted 25 March 2023.

*Dr. Yamamoto and Dr. Furukawa contributed equally to the writing of this article.

Correspondence to Shinya Furukawa, MD, PhD, Health Services Center, Ehime University, Bunkyo, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan, Tel: +81 89 927 9198; fax: +81 89 927 9196; e-mail: [email protected]