Validating the Japanese version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To validate a Japanese version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease.

Methods

We investigated responsiveness, reliability, and convergent validity of the translated GIQLI in patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Questionnaire scores were compared with the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) to verify convergent validity.

Results

There were 120 patients originally enrolled in the study; three were excluded after their surgery as they no longer met the inclusion criteria. Questionnaires were collected from the remaining 117 patients (100% response rate). At 2 weeks post-surgery, total GIQLI score increased significantly from pre-surgery levels, suggesting high responsiven

SUBMITTER: Watadani Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7511557 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature