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Article: Validated questionnaire on diagnosis and symptom severity for functional constipation in the Chinese population

TitleValidated questionnaire on diagnosis and symptom severity for functional constipation in the Chinese population
Authors
Issue Date2005
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/APT
Citation
Alimentary Pharmacology And Therapeutics, 2005, v. 22 n. 5, p. 483-488 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Functional constipation is a common problem in clinical practice. No validated questionnaire is available in Chinese. Aim: To develop a validated questionnaire for diagnosis and symptom assessment in functional constipation for the Chinese population. Methods: One hundred and eleven patients with constipation and 110 healthy controls were presented with a 24-item constipation questionnaire in the Chinese language. Quality of life in constipation patients was assessed by Short Form-36. Polyethylene glycol was prescribed, for 4 weeks, to 20 patients with newly diagnosed constipation. The questionnaire was administered before and 4 weeks after treatment. Concept, content, construct, discriminant validity and reliability of the questionnaire were assessed. Results: Six items were selected by logistic regression to account for most of the differences between controls and constipated patients with a good reproducibility and internal consistency. A cut-off score of ≥5 was determined to discriminate between controls and constipated patients with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 91%. The constipation questionnaire correlated negatively with seven domains of the Short Form-3 6 and discriminated between constipated patients who reported symptomatic improvement during polyethylene glycol treatment. Conclusions: The Chinese constipation questionnaire could be used in epidemiological studies to assess the frequency and severity of constipation in patient populations and in interventional studies of constipation. © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/76266
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.794
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dc.contributor.authorChan, AOOen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHui, WMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHu, WHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, CKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, MFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, SKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, BCYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:19:24Z-
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dc.date.issued2005en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAlimentary Pharmacology And Therapeutics, 2005, v. 22 n. 5, p. 483-488en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0269-2813en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/76266-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Functional constipation is a common problem in clinical practice. No validated questionnaire is available in Chinese. Aim: To develop a validated questionnaire for diagnosis and symptom assessment in functional constipation for the Chinese population. Methods: One hundred and eleven patients with constipation and 110 healthy controls were presented with a 24-item constipation questionnaire in the Chinese language. Quality of life in constipation patients was assessed by Short Form-36. Polyethylene glycol was prescribed, for 4 weeks, to 20 patients with newly diagnosed constipation. The questionnaire was administered before and 4 weeks after treatment. Concept, content, construct, discriminant validity and reliability of the questionnaire were assessed. Results: Six items were selected by logistic regression to account for most of the differences between controls and constipated patients with a good reproducibility and internal consistency. A cut-off score of ≥5 was determined to discriminate between controls and constipated patients with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 91%. The constipation questionnaire correlated negatively with seven domains of the Short Form-3 6 and discriminated between constipated patients who reported symptomatic improvement during polyethylene glycol treatment. Conclusions: The Chinese constipation questionnaire could be used in epidemiological studies to assess the frequency and severity of constipation in patient populations and in interventional studies of constipation. © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/APTen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAlimentary Pharmacology and Therapeuticsen_HK
dc.rightsAlimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Groupen_HK
dc.subject.meshChilden_HK
dc.subject.meshConstipation - diagnosisen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_HK
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires - standardsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_HK
dc.titleValidated questionnaire on diagnosis and symptom severity for functional constipation in the Chinese populationen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0269-2813&volume=22&spage=483&epage=488&date=2005&atitle=Validated+questionnaire+on+diagnosis+and+symptom+severity+for+functional+constipation+in+the+Chinese+populationen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLam, KF: hrntlkf@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailYuen, MF: mfyuen@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, BCY: bcywong@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02621.xen_HK
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