Development and psychometric evaluation of the patient assessment of upper gastrointestinal symptom severity index (PAGI-SYM) in patients with upper gastrointestinal disorders

A. M. Rentz*, P. Kahrilas, V. Stanghellini, J. Tack, N. J. Talley, C. De La Loge, E. Trudeau, D. Dubois, D. A. Revicki

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Abstract

Objective: Describe the development and evaluation of a new self-report instrument, the patient assessment of upper gastrointestinal disorders-symptom severity index (PAGI-SYM) in subjects with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dyspepsia, or gastroparesis. Methods: Recruited subjects with GERD (n=810), dyspepsia (n=767), or gastroparesis (n=169) from the US, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. Subjects completed the PAGI-SYM, SF-36, a disease-specific HRQL measure (PAGI-QOL), and disability day questions. Two-week reproducibility was evaluated in 277 stable subjects. We evaluated construct validity by correlating subscale scores with SF-36, PAGI-QOL, disability days, and global symptom severity scores. Results: The final 20-item PAGI-SYM has six subscales: heartburn/regurgitation, fullness/early satiety, nausea/vomiting, bloating, upper abdominal pain, and lower abdominal pain. Internal consistency reliability was good (α ≡ 0.79 0.91); test-retest reliability was acceptable (Intraclass correlation coefficients α ≡ 0.60 0.82). PAGI-SYM subscale scores correlated significantly with SF-36 scores (all p < 0.0001), PAGI-QOL scores (all p < 0.0001), disability days (p< 0.0001), and global symptom severity (p < 0.0001). Mean PAGI-SYM scores varied significantly in groups defined by disability days (all p < 0.0001), where greater symptom severity was associated with more disability days. Conclusions: Results suggest the PAGI-SYM, a brief symptom severity instrument, has good reliability and evidence supporting construct validity in subjects with GERD, dyspepsia, or gastroparesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1737-1749
Number of pages13
JournalQuality of Life Research
Volume13
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2004

Keywords

  • Patient-reported outcomes
  • Psychometric evaluation
  • Reliability
  • Symptoms
  • Validity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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