Design and validation of a German version of the GSRS-IBS - an analysis of its psychometric quality and factorial structure.

Sarah K SchäferKathrin Julia WeidnerJorge HoppnerNicolas BeckerDana FriedrichCaroline S StokesFrank LammertSarah Katharina Schäfer

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2017)

The German version of the GSRS-IBS RDF proves to be an effective, reliable, and valid questionnaire for the assessment of symptom severity in IBS, which can be used in clinical practice as well as in clinical studies.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
irritable bowel syndrome
clinical practice
patient reported
cross sectional
quality improvement