Validation of the Korean Version of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score Questionnaire.

Validation of the Korean Version of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score Questionnaire.
Ann Coloproctol. 2020 Feb 11;:
Authors: Kim CW, Jeong WK, Son GM, Kim IY, Park JW, Jeong SY, Park KJ, Lee SH
Abstract
Purpose: Patients who undergo radical surgery for rectal cancer often suffer from low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). Symptoms of this syndrome include frequent bowel movements, gas incontinence, fecal incontinence, fragmentation, and urgency. The aim of this study was to investigate the convergent validity, discriminative validity, and reliability of the Korean version of the LARS score questionnaire.
Methods: The English LARS score questionnaire was translated into Korean using the forward-and-back translation method. A total of 146 patients who underwent radical surgery for rectal cancer answered the Korean version of the LARS score questionnaire including an anchor question assessing the impact of bowel function. The participants answered the questionnaire once more after 2 weeks.
Results: The Korean LARS score questionnaire showed a high convergent validity in terms of a high correlation between LARS score and quality of life (perfect fit 55.5% vs. moderate fit 37.6% vs. no fit 6.8%, respectively, P<0.001). The LARS score also showed good discriminative validity between groups of patients differing with regard to gender (29 for male vs. 25 for female, P= 0.014), tumor level (29 for.
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Source: Annals of Coloproctology - February 16, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Ann Coloproctol Source Type: research