Measuring the impact of gastrointestinal inconvenience and symptoms on perceived health in the general population – validation of the Short Health Scale for gastrointestinal symptoms (SHS-GI)

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are intimately related to our wellbeing. The Short Health Scale for GI symptoms (SHS-GI) is a simple questionnaire to measure the impact of GI inconvenience and symptoms on quality of life. The aim was to validate the SHS-GI in a general population sample and to compare it with SHS-data across different patient groups.A subsample of 170 participants from a population-based colonoscopy study completed the Rome II...