Assessing health status in inflammatory bowel disease using a novel single-item numeric rating scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current instruments used to measure disease activity and health-related quality of life in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are often cumbersome, time-consuming, and expensive; although used in clinical trials, they are not convenient for clinical practice. A numeric rating scale (NRS) is a quick, inexpensive, and convenient patient-reported outcome that can capture the patient's overall perception of health.

Aims

The aim of this study was to assess the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of an NRS and evaluate its use in clinical practice in patients with CD and UC.

Methods

We prospectively evaluated patient-reported NRS scores and measured correlations between NRS and a range of severity measures, including physician-re

SUBMITTER: Surti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4161217 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature