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- Title
Translation, validation, and first application of the Greek version of an irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system.
- Authors
Dimzas, Nikolaos; Argyriou, Konstantinos; Zachou, Maria; Kasti, Arezina; Petsis, Konstantinos; Lambrinou, Sophia; Tsolaki, Aikaterini; Potamianos, Petros S.; Kapsoritakis, Andreas
- Abstract
Background The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS) is a selfadministered questionnaire that categorizes patients according to symptom severity. We aimed to translate and adapt the English IBS-SSS, validate the Greek version, and detect factors predictive of IBS severity. Methods The original English version was obtained from the Rome Foundation, and the final Greek version arose through a process of translation, comprehensibility evaluation and backtranslation. The 141 participants enlisted in the study were enrolled from 2 tertiary hospitals and were divided into 2 groups (98 patients and 43 healthy volunteers). We evaluated the questionnaire properties based on COSMIN criteria. Results The recruited patients reported either diarrhea-predominant (34.7%), constipationpredominant (28.6%), or mixed subtype (36.7%) IBS. No significant variations were found regarding the frequency and intensity of abdominal pain and flatulence among the 3 IBS subtypes. Severity scores among healthy volunteers were significantly lower compared to IBS patients, irrespective of their disease subtype (P<0.001). The Cronbach coefficient (a) was calculated at 0.953, suggesting high inter-item internal consistency. The intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated and found to be high, suggesting good responsiveness of the questionnaire. Two-way MANOVA evaluation showed that demographic variables (age, family status, body mass index [BMI], smoking, and alcohol consumption) in the Greek population affect the IBS-SSS score and syndrome severity. Conclusions The Greek version of IBS-SSS is a reliable, valid and responsive tool for assessing Greek IBS patients' symptom severity. Older age, smoking, alcohol use and higher BMI are indicative of greater symptom severity.
- Subjects
ROME; IRRITABLE colon; INTRACLASS correlation; BODY mass index; ALCOHOL drinking
- Publication
Annals of Gastroenterology, 2024, Vol 37, Issue 2, p182
- ISSN
1108-7471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20524/aog.2024.0864