Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Module (PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Module)

Conditions of use
The PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Module is a specific module of the PedsQL™

Existing versions: Acute version and Standard version, for Toddlers (2-4 years of age), Young Child (5-7 years of age), Child (8-12 years of age), Adolescent (13-18 years of age), and Young Adult (18-25 years of age)

Varni, J.W., Franciosi, J.P., Shulman, R.J., Saeed, S., Nurko, S., Neigut, D.A., Bendo, C.B., Patel, A.S., Self, M.M., Saps, M., Zacur, G.M., Denham, J., Dark, C.V., & Pohl, J.F. (2015). PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Gastrointestinal Worry Scales in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease in comparison to healthy controls. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 21, 1115-1124.

Varni, J.W., Shulman, R.J., Self, M.M., Nurko, S., Saps, M., Saeed, S., Bendo, C.B., Patel, A.S., Dark, C.V., Zacur, G.M., & Pohl, J.F. (2015). Symptom profiles in patients with irritable bowel syndrome or functional abdominal pain compared to healthy controls. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 61, 323-329.

Varni, J.W., Nurko, S., Shulman, R.J., Self, M.M., Saps, M., Bendo, C.B., Dark, C.V., & Pohl, J.F. (2015). Pediatric functional constipation gastrointestinal symptom profile compared to healthy controls. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 61, 424-430.

Varni, J.W., Bendo, C.B., Denham, J., Shulman, R.J., Self, M.M., Neigut, D.A., Nurko, S., Patel, A.S, Franciosi, J.P., Saps, M., Yeckes, A., Langseder, A., Saeed, S., & Pohl, J.F. (2015). PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Gastrointestinal Worry Scales in pediatric patients with functional and organic gastrointestinal diseases in comparison to healthy controls. Quality of Life Research, 24, 363–378.

Varni, J.W., Bendo, C.B., Denham, J., Shulman, R.J., Self, M.M., Neigut, D.A., Nurko, S., Patel, A.S., Franciosi, J.P., Saps, M., Verga, B., Smith, A., Yeckes, A., Heinz, N., Langseder, A., Saeed, S., Zacur, G.M., & Pohl, J.F. (2014). PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Module: Feasibility, reliability, and validity. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 59, 347–355.

Varni, J.W., Kay, M.T., Limbers, C.A., Franciosi, J.P., & Pohl, J.F. (2012). PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Module item development: Qualitative methods. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 54, 664-671.