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Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale-IBS

MH Melissa Hunt

Last updated date: Jan 4, 2023 Views: 649 Forks: 0

original An abbreviated version of this protocol was published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth in May, 2021
Efficacy of Zemedy, a Mobile Digital Therapeutic for the Self-management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial
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Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS)  Wiklund, I. K., Fullerton, S., Hawkey, C. J., Jones, R. H., Longstreth, G. F., Mayer, E. A., et al. (2003). An irritable bowel syndrome specific symptom questionnaire: Development and validation.

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 38(9), 947–954.

 

Please rate your degree of discomfort with each of the following symptoms over the last week.

 

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1. Have you been bothered by abdominal pain during the past week?

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2. Have you been bothered by pain or discomfort in your abdomen, relieved by a bowel action during the past week?

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3. Have you been bothered by a feeling of bloating during the past week?

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4. Have you been bothered by passing gas during the past week?

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5. Have you been bothered by constipation (problems emptying the bowel) during the past week? 

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6. Have you been bothered by diarrhea (frequent bowel movements) during the past week? 

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7. Have you been bothered by loose bowel movements during the past week? 

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8. Have you been bothered by hard stools during the past week? 

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9. Have you been bothered by an urgent need to have a bowel movement (need to go to the toilet urgently to empty the bowel) during the past week? 

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10. Have you been bothered by a feeling that your bowel was not completely emptied after having a bowel movement during the past week? 

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11. Have you been bothered by feeling full shortly after you have started a meal during the past week?

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12. Have you been bothered by feeling full even long after you have stopped eating during the past week? 

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13. Have you been bothered by visible swelling of your abdomen during the past week?

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              To score the GSRS, just add up the numbers you circled.                                          My Score ________                              Mild:  0-20       Moderate:  20-39        Severe:  40-78

 

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How to cite：
Readers should cite both the Bio-protocol preprint and the original research article where this protocol was used:
  1. Hunt, M(2023). Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale-IBS. Bio-protocol Preprint. bio-protocol.org/prep2104.
  2. White, S., Onwude, O., Dukas, B., Miguez, S. and Hunt, M.(2021). Efficacy of Zemedy, a Mobile Digital Therapeutic for the Self-management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9(5). DOI: 10.2196/26152

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