Diet and bowel function in children with Hirschsprung's disease: development and content validation of a patient-reported questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although dietary adjustments are recommended frequently for bowel symptoms, evidence of diet's impact on bowel function is lacking. The aim was to develop a patient-reported outcome instrument, for children with and without Hirschsprung's disease (HD), to explore experiences of dietary effects on bowel function.

Methods

Children with and without HD and their parents participated. Questionnaire items regarding the impact of diet on bowel function originated from focus group discussions. Specific food items, reported in the literature or in focus groups to cause bowel functional effects, were listed requesting each item's effect size and effect type. Content validity was tested within two separate semistructured interviews. A pilot test was performed. Assessing comp

SUBMITTER: Telborn L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308757 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature