Table 5 Patient consideration of severity when responding to the item “I am bothered by constipation” (N = 21)
Item | Is the severity of constipation something that determines how much it bothers you? | Item endorsement (Patients who selected 0 vs 1–4)1 | Imagine your constipation getting worse, would you be more bothered by it? (n = 11)2 | Imagine your constipation getting better, would you be less bothered by it? (n = 11)2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I am bothered by constipation | Yes = 16 (76%) | 0 = 10 (48%) | Yes = 9 (82%) | Yes = 11 (100%) |
No = 2 (10%) | 1–4 = 11 (52%) | No = 1 (9%) | No = 0 (0%) | |
Missing = 3 (14%)3 | Missing = 1 (9%)3 |