Development and validation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Scale in Spanish children and adolescents

Conclusions: The GSSS shows promising psychometric properties for assessing GS in neurotypical Spanish adolescents and children.What is Known:• To the best of our knowledge, instruments assessing the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms in children and adolescents are still too few.What is New:• The GSSS shows promising psychometric properties for assessing GS in neurotypical adolescents and children. The GSSS may help improve understanding of GS involvement in the gut-brain microbiota axis in children and adolescents.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research