Validation of the Persian Version of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire in Patients Who Referred to Clinics and Hospitals of Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Abstract

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) questionnaire is a disease-specific questionnaire to measure the health related quality of life (QOL) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Objectives: The current study aimed at assessing the validity of the Persian version of the QOL questionnaire in patients with inflammatory bowel disease referred to the clinics and hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods: The current cross sectional study included 87 patients who referred to the clinics and hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences from 2014 to 2015; IBD diagnosis was confirmed in the subjects by the pathological analyses and accordingly they were asked to complete the Persian version of IBDQ. Data were analyzed by SPSS (15) using descriptive statistics, internal consistency reliability, construct validity (by the short-form 36), and factor analysis was used for the structural validity of the questionnaire.

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“…The HRQOL status was determined using the IBDQ of the 32 multiple-choice self-report questions ( 18 ). This disease-specific questionnaire is grouped into four health subscales: bowel symptoms (10 questions); systemic symptoms, including sleep disorders and fatigue (5 questions); emotional function such as depression, aggression, and irritation (12 questions); and social function, meaning the ability to participate in social activities and to work (5 questions).…”

“…Responses for each question are scored using a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (low QOL) to 7 (high QOL), in which corresponding 7 to the best level of functioning. The IBDQ has been documented to be a reliable and sensitive tool to measure HRQOL ( 18 ). All patients were asked to complete IBDQ-32 questionnaires and to choose one of seven graded responses of HRQOL at the beginning and the end of the study duration.…”

“…As a result, HRQOL, a strong, independent predictor of health outcomes in clinical researches is applied to appraise the disease consequences in the daily life of an individual ( 15 ). The most widely used and validated disease-specific HRQOL instrument in IBD is the 32-item Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), which enables the investigation of the four domains of bowel, systemic, emotional and social functioning, as well as the severity of the disease ( 14 , 16 - 18 ). Hence , it assumes that improving the life quality of UC patients and its reaching to the levels of healthy individual’s quality of life can be considered as one of the main goals therapeutic of UC ( 3 ).…”

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“…39 The short IBD Questionnaire (SIBDQ) score was used to assess the quality of life of patients, where its' validity and reliability have been confirmed, first, by Jowett et al 40 for patients with ulcerative colitis (r = 0.83), and second, in an Iranian population. 41…”

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“…The questionnaires about patients' demographic data and disease course were filled out at the baseline visit. Clinical symptoms and QoL of the patients were evaluated by partial Mayo clinic standard form and Persian version of IBD questionnaire-9 (IBDQ-9) [18]. The partial Mayo clinic standard form was filled at the first visit and then at the end of each month by the medical research assistant.…”