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Bossa F

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Confirmatory factor analysis of the Patient Assessment of Constipation-Symptoms (PAC-SYM) among patients with chronic constipation.

2015

Background and aim: PAC-SYM is widely adopted to asses constipation severity. However, it has been validated in a small sample, few items have been included based on expert opinion and not on empirical grounds, and its factor structure has never been replicated. We aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of PAC-SYM in patients with chronic constipation. Methods: We enrolled 2,203 outpatients with chronic constipation in two waves. We used wave I sample to test the psychometric properties of the PAC-SYM and wave II sample to cross-validate its factor structure, to assess criterion validity, responsiveness to clinical change, and its minimal clinically important difference. Results: O…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAbdominal painConstipationConstipation severityChronic constipation; Chronic non-organic constipation; Constipation severity; Quality of life; Adult; Chronic Disease; Constipation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Care; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Factor Analysis Statistical; Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health; Medicine (all)Reproducibility of ResultChronic constipation; Chronic non-organic constipation; Constipation severity; Quality of life; Adult; Chronic Disease; Constipation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Care; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Factor Analysis Statistical; Public Health Environmental and Occupational HealthQuality of lifeInternal medicineSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineCriterion validitySurveys and QuestionnaireHumansChronic constipationSettore MED/12 - Gastroenterologiabusiness.industryChronic constipationMinimal clinically important differenceMedicine (all)Environmental and Occupational HealthSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthReproducibility of ResultsStatisticalMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseConfirmatory factor analysisSettore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleChronic DiseasePhysical therapyQuality of LifeFunctional constipationChronic constipation; Chronic non-organic constipation; Constipation severity; Quality of life; Public Health Environmental and Occupational HealthChronic constipation; Chronic non-organic constipation; Constipation severity; Quality of life; Adult; Chronic Disease; Constipation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Care; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires; Factor Analysis StatisticalFemalePublic HealthChronic non-organic constipationPatient Caremedicine.symptombusinessFactor Analysis StatisticalFactor AnalysisConstipationHumanQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
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Patient and physician views on the quality of care in inflammatory bowel disease: Results from SOLUTION-1, a prospective IG-IBD study

2014

Remarkable differences in quality of care (QoC) might be observed in different countries, affecting quality of life of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. The aim of this study was to assess patient and physician perceptions of the QoC in Italy.A multicentre observational study on the quality of care in IBD (SOLUTION-1) was conducted in 36 IG-IBD (Italian Group for Inflammatory Bowel Disease) centres in Italy. The QUOTE-IBD (Quality of Care Through the Patient's Eyes) questionnaire was administered to IBD patients and to the attending physicians. The Quality Impact (QI) score summarises the QUOTE-IBD questionnaire, and a QI9 is considered satisfactory.Nine-hundred-ninety-two patients…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyquality impact score; quote-ibd; quality of careAdolescentAttitude of Health PersonnelQuality impact score; Quality of care; QUOTE-IBD; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Attitude of Health Personnel; Clinical Competence; Continuity of Patient Care; Female; Humans; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Satisfaction; Professional Autonomy; Prospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Quality of Health Care; Medicine (all)Quality impact scoreGastroenterologyInflammatory bowel diseaseYoung AdultQUOTE-IBDPatient Education as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesInternal medicineHealth care80 and overPhysician perceptionHumansMedicineProfessional AutonomyPharmaceutical SolutionsProspective StudiesQuality of careCompetence (human resources)AgedQuality of Health CareAged 80 and overbusiness.industryMedicine (all)Quality of careGastroenterologyQuality impact score; Quality of care; QUOTE-IBD; GastroenterologyGeneral MedicineContinuity of Patient CareMiddle AgedInflammatory Bowel Diseasesmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesItalyPatient SatisfactionFamily medicineFemaleContinuity of careObservational studyClinical CompetencebusinessJournal of Crohn's and Colitis
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Regional variations in the use of complementary and alternative medicines for inflammatory bowel disease patients in Italy:an IG-IBD study.

2010

Abstract Background and aim: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are being used increasingly by patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to assess the prevalence and usage of CAM in different geographical areas of Italy and possible predictors of their use. Methods and materials: A structured questionnaire, administered to outpatients, attending 8 general hospitals and 9 tertiary referral centres, was completed by 2011 patients (909 CD, 1087 UC and 15 indeterminate colitis). 583 patients lived in the North, 659 in Central Italy and 769 in the South. Results: CAM users were 475 (23.6%) with no regional differences in their distribution. Usage correla…

Alternative medicine. IBD.
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