The American journal of gastroenterology
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialThe Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire: a quality of life instrument for community physicians managing inflammatory bowel disease. CCRPT Investigators. Canadian Crohn's Relapse Prevention Trial.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) affects outcome in chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ), a disease-specific HRQOL questionnaire, can define changes in health status in IBD, but simple instruments are needed for daily application. The present study proposed to develop a short version of the IBDQ, the SIBDQ, for community physicians. ⋯ The SIBDQ is valid, reliable, and able to detect meaningful clinical changes in HRQOL that might occur in the office setting.