Validation of the IBD-Control Questionnaire across different sociodemographic and clinical subgroups: secondary analysis of a nationwide electronic survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The IBD-Control Questionnaire is a simple, generic measure of patient-perceived disease control used increasingly in clinical practice and research. We aimed to address knowledge gaps in its psychometric performance, to ensure that it can be used with confidence in a variety of contexts.

Methods

We analysed 7341 responses to the IBD Registry COVID-19 survey, sent to 40 911 patients who completed an online self-assessment tool during the pandemic. Questions covered demographics, comorbidities, inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] sub-type, and IBD-Control Questionnaire and symptom scores [CD-PRO2 or UC-PRO2]. Psychometric properties of IBD-Control-8 were tested overall and within subgroups (Crohn's disease [CD], ulcerative colitis [UC] and IBD unclassified; male and fe

SUBMITTER: Gebeyehu GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896631 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature