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Further Validation of the Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Ques-tionnaire-32 (CUCQ-32) to Measure the Quality of Life in Pa-tients Treated with Biologics Therapy

Version 1 : Received: 5 May 2022 / Approved: 24 May 2022 / Online: 24 May 2022 (04:33:57 CEST)

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Alrubaiy, L.; Sikafi, R.; Hutchings, H.A.; Arnott, I.; Williams, J.G. Further Validation of the Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Questionnaire-32 (CUCQ-32) to Measure the Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Biologics Therapy. Clin. Pract. 2022, 12, 436-448. Alrubaiy, L.; Sikafi, R.; Hutchings, H.A.; Arnott, I.; Williams, J.G. Further Validation of the Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Questionnaire-32 (CUCQ-32) to Measure the Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Biologics Therapy. Clin. Pract. 2022, 12, 436-448.

Abstract

Background: Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Questionnaire-32 (CUCQ-32) is a validated questionnaire to measure the quality of life (QoL) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, it does not have stoma specific questions and can be lengthy. This study aimed to validate a subset of the CUCQ-32 that would be suitable for patients with a stoma. Methods: Baseline data were collected from a cohort of patients with acute ulcerative colitis who were participating in the CONSTRUCT multi-centre clinical trial. A subset of the CUCQ-32 questions was selected by stepwise regression. Further validation was examined using data from the UK IBD biological therapies audit. Construct validity was carried out using the EuroQol 5 dimensions (EQ5D) questionnaire, Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) and the Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI). Literature review and an expert focus group identified supplementary questions to cover patients with a stoma. Test-retest analysis was done during the patients’ second follow up visits. Results: Using the data from 124 patients, a short version questionnaire (CUCQ-12) was developed. Further validation using data from 484 patients with IBD as part of the UK IBD biological therapies audit. Using the data from 61 patients with a stoma, we identified 5 stoma specific questions for the CUCQ-12+. The CUCQ-12+ demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s α= 0.86); established effective reproducibility (intra-class correlation coefficient= 0.74); correlated well with the EQ5D (r= - 0.48), HBI (r= 0.45) and SCCAI (r= 0.43); and represented good responsiveness statistics (>0.5). Conclusions: CUCQ-12+ is a valid and reliable QoL measure that can be used for all patients with IBD in clinical practice including patients with a stoma.

Keywords

crohn's disease; inflmmatory bowel disease; quality of life; ulcerative colitis

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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