Spanish version of the ICIQ-Bowel questionnaire among colorectal cancer patients: construct and criterion validity : Comprehensive assessment of bowel function.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Bowel complaints are very common among patients with colorectal cancer. However, the most used questionnaires for colorectal cancer survivors do not comprehensively comprise bowel symptoms. This study aimed to examine construct and criterion validity, as well as internal consistency, of the Chilean Version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Bowel Module (ICIQ-B) among people with colorectal cancer.

Methods

Cross-sectional, validation study performed with 106 colorectal cancer patients from Hospital del Salvador, Chile. Bowel function was assessed with the ICIQ-B. Construct validity was assessed with confirmatory factor analysis and hypothesis testing. Specific items of a quality-of-life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-CR29) were used to correlat

SUBMITTER: Sacomori C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature