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Table 3 Evaluation of the utility of individual items on the IBS-QOL-J

From: Translation and validation of a Japanese version of the irritable bowel syndrome-quality of life measure (IBS-QOL-J)

Domain

Item

Correlation

Domain

Item

Correlation

Dysphoria

Q1

-0.83**

Health worry

Q4

-0.56**

 

Q6

-0.86**

 

Q15

-0.74**

 

Q7

-0.82**

 

Q32

-0.19

 

Q9

-0.76**

Food avoidance

Q11

-0.45**

 

Q10

-0.75**

 

Q23

-0.55**

 

Q13

-0.72**

 

Q28

-0.59**

 

Q16

-0.80**

Social reaction

Q2

-0.60**

 

Q30

-0.89**

 

Q14

-0.54**

Interference with

Q3

-0.60**

 

Q17

-0.60**

activity

Q18

-0.78**

 

Q34

-0.79**

 

Q19

-0.60**

Relationships

Q8

-0.66**

 

Q22

-0.70**

 

Q24

-0.70**

 

Q27

-0.75**

 

Q33

-0.70**

 

Q29

-0.73**

Body image

Q5

-0.10

 

Q31

-0.53**

 

Q21

-0.76**

Sexual

Q12

-0.30*

 

Q25

-0.61**

 

Q20

-0.47**

 

Q26

-0.68**

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; Pearson's correlation coefficient between individual items and overall score of the IBS-QOL-J.