Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI): Development and validation of a patient reported assessment of severity of gastroparesis symptoms

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 833-844

  Revicki, Dennis A ^a,h   Rentz, Anne M ^b   Dubois, Dominique ^c   Kahrilas, Peter ^d   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^e   Talley, Nicholas J ^f   Tack, Jan ^g  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MEDTAP International Inc   (Germany)

^c Beerse Belgium   (Belgium)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h Center for Health Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Gastroparesis; Patient reported outcomes; Psychometric evaluation; Reliability; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SATIETY; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH PARESIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSPEPSIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; GASTROPARESIS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942441427     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000021689.86296.e4     Document Type: Review

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