Comparative analysis of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Bowel Function Instrument and the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Questionnaire for assessment of bowel dysfunction in rectal cancer patients after low anterior resection.
Felipe F Quezada-DiazHossam ElfekiKatrine J EmmertsenEmmanouil P PappouRosa María Jiménez-RodríguezSujata PatilSøren LaurbergJulio Garcia-AguilarPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
The MSK-BFI and LARS-Q showed good correlation and similar discriminant validity. As the LARS-Q is easier to complete, it may be considered the preferred tool to screen for bowel dysfunction.