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Table 2 Domains of the included instruments

From: Inflammatory bowel disease-specific health-related quality of life instruments: a systematic review of measurement properties

Instrument

IBD-related symptoms (No. of items)

Physical functioning or general wellbeing (No. of items)

Emotional functioning (No. of items)

Social functioning (No. of items)

For paediatrics

 IMPACT

Bowel impairment (6), systemic impairment (2)

Body image (3)

Emotional impairment (11)

Functional/social impairment (11), treatments (3)

 IMPACT-II

IBD symptoms (7), systemic symptoms (3)

Body image (3)

Emotional functioning (7)

Social functioning (12), treatment (3)

 IMPACT-III

IBD symptoms (5)

Body image (4), energy (4)

Embarrassment (6), worries/concerns about IBD (13)

–

For adults

 IBDQ-32

Bowel symptoms (10), systemic symptoms (5)

–

Emotional functioning (12)

Social functioning (5)

 SIBDQ

Bowel symptoms (3), systemic symptoms (2)

–

Emotional functioning (3)

Social functioning (2)

 IBDQ-36

Bowel symptoms (8), systemic symptoms (7)

Functional impairment (7)

Emotional functioning (8)

Social impairment (6)

 RFIPC

Impact of disease (13), complications of disease (4)

Body stigma (2), sexual intimacy (3)

–

–

 CCQIBD

Medical/symptoms (9)

Affect/life in general (11), functional/economic (12)

–

Social/recreational (15)

 PIBDQL

Intestinal symptoms (8), systemic symptoms (7)

–

Emotional functioning (9)

Social functioning (5)

 CGQL

–

Quality of life (1), quality of health (1), energy level (1)

–

–

 SHS

Symptom burden (1)

General wellbeing (1)

Disease-related worry (1)

Social functioning (1)

 EIBDQ

Bowel-specific symptoms (6), disease-specific symptoms (5)

–

–

Information (2)*

 CLIQ

–

QOL (27), activity limitations (9)

–

–

  1. The IBDQ-9 had only one domain: total score. The CUCQ did not report the domain
  2. Information (2)* in the EIBDQ did not belong to social functioning
  3. -: no domain