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 | .551 | − .149 | − .276 |
p value | | .079 | .662 | .411 |
Degreeb | Spearman’s rho | .551 | 1 | .329 | .161 |
p value | .079 | | .324 | .637 |
Interview | Yes/Noc | Spearman’s rho | − .149 | .329 | 1 | .742 |
p value | .662 | .324 | | .009 |
Degreed | Spearman’s rho | − .276 | .161 | .742 | 1 |
p value | .411 | .637 | .009 | |
- Sample size n = 11
- 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