Short Health Scale: a valid and reliable measure of quality of life in Dutch speaking patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Short Health Scale: a valid and reliable measure of quality of life in Dutch speaking patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Objectives: Patient reported outcomes are widely used in today’s clinical practice. The Short Health Scale has been proven to be an easy-to-use and reliable measure to evaluate quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. We aimed to validate this Short Health Scale in Dutch speaking patients. Methods: A total of 157 Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients (46% male, median age 39 years) completed the Short Health Scale on a tablet during the outpatient clinic. Validit...

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18 May, 2019

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Sofie Coenen / Ellen Weyts / Patricia Geens / Séverine Vermeire / Marc Ferrante / Kris Vanhaecht / Gert Van Assche

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Short_Health_Scale_a_valid_and_reliable_measur...

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Inflammatory bowel disease / Crohn’s disease / ulcerative colitis / quality of life / Short Health Scale / Medicine / Pharmacology / Biotechnology / Sociology / Immunology / Information Systems not elsewhere classified / Mental Health / Hematology

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