Abstract:
:This study developed and validated a multidimensional measure of dyspepsia. A questionnaire was administered to 126 patients with dyspepsia who presented for care at a VA outpatient clinic and a family physician's private office. Dyspepsia-specific health was measured by self-report using: (1) an existing dyspepsia scale that produces an aggregate score by summing ratings across pain and non-pain symptoms; (2) adaptations of two scales originally designed to measure back pain; and (3) a new scale measuring satisfaction with dyspepsia-related health. Generic health was measured using the SF-36. Results from factor analysis revealed four dimensions of dyspepsia-related health: pain intensity, pain disability, non-pain symptoms, and satisfaction with dyspepsia-related health. After refinements, scales representing the four dimensions conformed to psychometric standards for reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity. The importance of measuring dyspepsia using a multidimensional approach was confirmed by demonstrating that classification of dyspepsia severity depended on the dimension that was assessed. We conclude that dyspepsia is best measured using a multidimensional approach.
journal_name
J Clin Epidemioljournal_title
Journal of clinical epidemiologyauthors
Kuykendall DH,Rabeneck L,Campbell CJ,Wray NPdoi
10.1016/s0895-4356(97)00245-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-02-01 00:00:00pages
99-106issue
2eissn
0895-4356issn
1878-5921pii
S089543569700245Xjournal_volume
51pub_type
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