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The Visceral Sensitivity Index: development and validation of a gastrointestinal symptom‐specific anxiety scale
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2004 · Vol. 20(1) · pp. 89–97
Jennifer S. Labus✉Roger BolusLin ChangIngela Wiklund(AstraZeneca (Sweden))J. Næsdal(AstraZeneca (Sweden))Emeran A. MayerBruce D. Naliboff(VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System)
Abstract
The findings suggest that the Visceral Sensitivity Index is a reliable, valid measure of gastrointestinal symptom-specific anxiety that may be useful for clinical assessment, treatment outcome studies, and mechanistic studies of the role of symptom-related anxiety in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMusic Therapy and HealthPathogenesis and Treatment of HiccupsIrritable bowel syndromeAnxietyMedicineConvergent validityPsychometricsScale (ratio)Clinical psychologyFunctional gastrointestinal disorderInternal medicinePsychiatry
MeSH terms
AdultAgedAnxietyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPsychometricsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSensitivity and SpecificityVisceraIrritable Bowel Syndrome
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- AstraZeneca
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459
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