The Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire: a quality of life instrument for community physicians managing inflammatory bowel disease. CCRPT Investigators. Canadian Crohn's Relapse Prevention Trial.

OBJECTIVE: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) affects outcome in chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ), a disease-specific HRQOL questionnaire, can define changes in health status in IBD, but simple instruments are needed for daily application. The present study proposed to develop a short version of the IBDQ, the SIBDQ, for community physicians. METHODS: Using data …