Design of questionnaire on factors for diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrom for physicians
- VernacularTitle:医师肠易激综合征诊断相关因素的问卷设计
- Author:
Yuqi QIAO
;
Guangyu CHEN
;
Huiqing ZHOU
;
Yingwei CHEN
;
Dingguo LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
irritable bowel syndrome;
diagnosis;
questionnaire
- From:
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
2009;29(10):1218-1221
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To design a questionnaire on factors that affect diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome for physicians, and determine the retest reliability. Methods The questionnaire was completed after literature review, and 9 experts were invited to revise the questionnaire. Thirty-four physicians filled the questionnaire for pre-test and did it again for re-test 4 weeks later. Kappa value of each question of the questionnaire was calculated. Results Content validity and face validity were assured by experts. Kappa values were over 0.61 in all items, which achieved substantial level. Conclusion The questionnaire designed has fairly good reliability and validity, and can be used in investigation of irritable bowel syndrome for physicians.
