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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 696-706Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/00365521003734141
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- Research Council of Southeast Sweden
- Futurum-the Academy of Healthcare, Jonkoping County Council, Sweden
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Objective. Disease-related worries constitute an important dimension of patient-reported perception of health status in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The Rating Form of IBD Patient Concerns (RFIPC) questionnaire is purported to measure IBD-related worries. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of RFIPC in an unselected population of Crohn's disease (CD) patients. The degree and nature of the worries were characterized and predictive factors for outcome of RFIPC and underlying dimensions were identified. Material and Methods. The RFIPC was completed by 447 CD patients in conjunction with regular visits. A physician global assessment of disease activity and four other health-related quality of life (HRQL) questionnaires were used for construct validity. Reliability and responsiveness were evaluated with follow-up visits. Underlying dimension and predictive factors were identified with factor analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. Results. Test-retest reliability was 0.90, correlation with corresponding HRQL measures 0.60-0.80 and responsiveness ratio 0.84. Median RFIPC sum score was lower than in previous studies. Top three concerns were ostomy, energy level and bowel control. Four dimensions were identified in descending order of concern: disease-related complications, daily-life achievements, intimacy, and stigmatization. Predictors of RFIPC score were disease activity, gender, and BMI (p < 0.001-0.008). Conclusions. The Swedish version of RFIPC exhibited an adequate psychometric performance in CD patients, but was less sensitive to change in disease activity. The patients were more concerned about complications and achievement than intimacy and stigmatization. The strongest predictors of more worry were active disease, female gender and higher BMI.
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