Symptom improvement | IBS-SSS | Interview |
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Yes/Noa | Degreeb | Yes/Noc | Degreed |
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IBS-SSS | Yes/Noa | Spearman’s rho | 1 | .658 | .782 | .580 |
p value | | .011 | .001 | .030 |
Degreeb | Spearman’s rho | .658 | 1 | .772 | .695 |
p value | .011 | | .001 | .006 |
Interview | Yes/Noc | Spearman’s rho | .782 | .772 | 1 | 742 |
p value | .001 | .001 | | .002 |
Degreed | Spearman’s rho | .580 | .695 | 742 | 1 |
p value | .030 | .006 | .002 | |
- Sample size n = 14
- IBS-SSS = irritable bowel severity scoring system
- a“Yes” is specified as at least 50 points of improvement on the IBS-SSS
- bDegree is specified as no (< 50 points improvement on the IBS-SSS), mild (≥ 50 points improvement), moderate (≥ 100 points improvement) or high (≥ 150 points improvement) improvement
- c“Yes” is specified as report of any symptom improvement in the interview
- dDegree is specified as report of no, mild, moderate or high improvement in the interview