Gastrointestinal Symptoms Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Issue 6 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Varni, James W.; Shulman, Robert J.; Self, Mariella M.; Saeed, Shehzad A.; Patel, Ashish S.; Nurko, Samuel; Neigut, Deborah A.; Saps, Miguel; Franciosi, James P.; Denham, Jolanda M.; Zacur, George M.; Dark, Chelsea V.; Bendo, Cristiane B.; Pohl, John F.
• Other Names: collaborator.
• Is Part Of: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. Volume 63:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: e186
• Page End: e192
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Crohn disease -- gastrointestinal symptoms -- inflammatory bowel disease -- patient-reported outcomes -- PedsQL -- ulcerative colitis; Children -- Nutrition -- Periodicals; Pediatric gastroenterology -- Periodicals; Infants -- Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition disorders in children -- Periodicals; Child Nutrition -- Periodicals; Digestive System -- growth & development -- Periodicals; Gastrointestinal Diseases -- Periodicals; Infant Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition Disorders -- Periodicals; Child; 618.923
• DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001428
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0277-2116

Abstract

Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text ABSTRACT: Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the multidimensional gastrointestinal symptoms predictors of generic health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease from the perspectives of pediatric patients and parents. Methods: The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales were completed in a 9-site study by 260 families of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales measuring stomach pain, food and drink limits, gas and bloating, constipation, blood in stool, and diarrhea were identified as clinically important symptom differentiators from healthy controls based on prior findings, and subsequently tested for bivariate and multivariate linear associations with overall HRQOL (Generic Core Scales). Results: Stomach pain, food and drink limits, gas and bloating, constipation, blood in stool, and diarrhea were significantly associated with decreased HRQOL in bivariate analyses ( P < 0.001). In predictive models utilizing hierarchical multiple regression analyses controlling for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, gastrointestinal symptoms accounted for an additional 40% of the variance in patient self-reported HRQOL ( P < 0.001) and 37% of the variance in parent proxy-reported HRQOL ( P < 0.001), reflecting large effect sizes. Stomach pain, food and drink limits, and constipation were significant individual patient-reported predictors after controlling for the other gastrointestinal symptoms in the predictive models. Conclusions: Patient-reported gastrointestinal symptoms differentially predicted HRQOL. Identifying the specific gastrointestinal symptoms from a standardized multidimensional gastrointestinal symptoms profile that are the most important predictors from the patient perspective facilitates a patient-centered approach for interventions designed to ameliorate impaired HRQOL.