Validated constipation symptom and quality-of-life measures neither reflect patient and clinician concerns nor use words familiar to patients
(2016)
Journal Article
Scott, M., Dimidi, E., Dibley, L., Cotterill, N., Scott, S., Whelan, K., …Norton, C. (2016). Validated constipation symptom and quality-of-life measures neither reflect patient and clinician concerns nor use words familiar to patients. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 14(8), 29-38. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2016.14.8.29
© MA Healthcare Ltd. Patients' self-reported constipation symptoms, preferred terminology and quality of life (QoL) issues were explored through 14 semi-structured and five unstructured interviews. In a modified Delphi study, 11 clinicians rated the... Read More about Validated constipation symptom and quality-of-life measures neither reflect patient and clinician concerns nor use words familiar to patients.