Early development of a novel scale to measure adaptation in people diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease - the A-inflammatory bowel disease. Issue 1 (18th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Matini, Lawrence; Ogden, James
• Is Part Of: Health psychology open. Volume 9:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-05-18
• Subjects: adaptation -- chronic illness -- sense making; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; Medicine and psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/20551029221098550
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2055-1029

Abstract

Objective: To undergo the preliminary development of a new measure of patient adaptation to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A-IBD. Design: Based on a prior conceptualisation of adaptation, a 40-item scale was generated and completed by 304 people diagnosed with IBD. Main outcome measures: Psychometric analysis of the measure. Association with the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ) and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ). Results: The 18-item scale consisted of four subscales (patient identity, person identity, acceptance, expectations). Weak to moderate correlations were found between subscales of the A-IBD and the Brief IPQ and IBDQ. Conclusion: The A-IBD shows potential for assessing adaptation. Further analysis could confirm its usefulness.