Skip to main content

Table 2 Items (Questions) generated

From: The development of a novel, multilingual IBD knowledge questionnaire for Asian patients with inflammatory bowel disease

No.

Type

Items/Questions

Q1

Multiple-choice answers

What best describes the disease/condition called inflammatory bowel disease or IBD?

Q2

Multiple-choice answers

What causes IBD?

Q3

Multiple-choice answers

If you have IBD, your children are also at high risk (more than 20%) of developing IBD.

Q4

Multiple-choice answers

The terminal ileum is the last part of the small bowel (where the small bowel and the large bowel are connected)

Q5

Multiple-choice answers

Crohn’s disease occurs only in the large bowel.

Q6

Multiple-choice answers

Ulcerative colitis occurs mainly in the large bowel.

Q7

Multiple-choice answers

The stomach is often affected in IBD.

Q8

True/false options

What are the COMMON symptoms of IBD?

Q8a

 

Blood in stool

Q8b

 

Diarrhoea

Q8c

 

Constipation

Q8d

 

Abdominal (‘stomach’) pain

Q8e

 

Headache

Q9

Multiple-choice answers

Patients with IBD can have others organ involvement/inflammation as well such as the eyes, skin and joints.

Q10

Multiple-choice answers

Dairy-based foods (e.g. milk and cheese) need to be completely avoided as these may trigger IBD episodes.

Q11

Multiple-choice answers

Exercise may trigger IBD episodes.

Q12

Multiple-choice answers

IBD can be spread to close contacts so it is important not to share food.

Q13

Multiple-choice answers

Smoking will worsen the symptoms for

Q14

Multiple-choice answers

How do most IBD drugs work?

Q15

Multiple-choice answers

IBD can be cured once you have taken your medication for a long time.

Q16

True/false options

Below are the common side effects of prednisolone:

Q16a

 

Bone thinning/osteoporosis

Q16b

 

Chest pain

Q16c

 

Eye cataract

Q16d

 

Gum swelling

Q16e

 

High blood sugar

Q17

True/false options

Known side effects of azathioprine include:

Q17a

 

Damage to the baby in pregnancy

Q17b

 

Difficulty in breathing

Q17c

 

Liver swelling (hepatitis)

Q17d

 

Low white blood cell count

Q18

Multiple-choice answers

Biologic therapy is a potent drug that is used only for severe disease.

Q19

Multiple-choice answers

What is your understanding on the effect of IBD drugs in pregnancy?

Q20

Multiple-choice answers

Persons with IBD have an increased risk of having colon cancer.

Q21

Multiple-choice answers

Patients with Crohn’s disease can have narrowing of the bowel and rupture of the bowel.

Total items: 32

Total questions: 21