Content validation of a daily patient-reported outcome measure for assessing symptoms in patients with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to generate evidence supporting the development and content validity of a new PRO instrument, the Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Symptom Measure (SSM) daily diary. The SSM assesses symptom severity in SIBO patients, with the ultimate goal of providing a fit for purpose PRO for endpoint measurement.

METHODS: Qualitative research included 35 SIBO patients in three study stages, using a hybrid concept elicitation (CE)/cognitive interview (CI) method with US patients, ≥ 18 years. Stage 1 included a literature review, clinician interviews, and initial CE interviews with SIBO patients to identify symptoms important to patients for inclusion in the SSM. Stage 2 included hybrid CE/CI to learn more about patients' SIBO experience and test the draft SSM. Finally, stage 3 used CIs to refine the instrument and test its content validity.

RESULTS: In stage 1 (n = 8), 15 relevant concepts were identified, with items drafted based on the literature review/clinician interviews and elicitation work. Within stage 2 (n = 15), the SSM was refined to include 11 items; with wording revised for three items. Stage 3 (n = 12) confirmed the comprehensiveness of the SSM, as well as appropriateness of the item wording, recall period, and response scale. The resulting 11-item SSM assesses the severity of bloating, abdominal distention, abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, flatulence, physical tiredness, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, appetite loss, and belching.

CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence supporting the content validity of the new PRO. Comprehensive patient input ensures that the SSM is a well-defined measure of SIBO, ready for psychometric validation studies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation - 32(2023), 9 vom: 22. Sept., Seite 2573-2585

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Durgam, Neha [VerfasserIn]
Dashputre, Ankur A [VerfasserIn]
Moshkovich, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Rezaie, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Enayati, Pedram [VerfasserIn]
Stansbury, James [VerfasserIn]
Joseph, George [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive interviewing
Content validity
Journal Article
Patient-reported outcome
Questionnaire development
Review
SIBO
Small intestinal bowel overgrowth

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Date Completed 02.08.2023

Date Revised 04.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11136-023-03407-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357154177