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ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2024

The Disease Severity Index for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is a Valid Instrument that Predicts Complicated Disease.

Akhilesh Swaminathan, James M Fulforth, Chris M Frampton, Grace M Borichevsky, Thomas C Mules, Kate Kilpatrick, Myriam Choukour, Peter Fields, Resham Ramkissoon, Emily Helms and 5 more

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Article in Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.

Akhilesh SwaminathanDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-1954-844X
James M FulforthDepartment of Gastroenterology, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Chris M FramptonDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Grace M BorichevskyDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thomas C MulesDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-3943-9198
Kate KilpatrickDepartment of Gastroenterology, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.
Myriam ChoukourCentre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) Nancy, Délégation à la Recherche Clinique et à l'Innovation, Plateforme Maladies Inflammatoires Chroniques de l'Intestin (MICI), Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Peter FieldsDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Resham RamkissoonDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Emily HelmsDepartment of Gastroenterology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Stephen B HanauerNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Rupert W LeongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Laurent Peyrin-BirouletDeartment of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.
Corey A SiegelSection of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, LebanonNew Hampshire, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2240-6605
Richard B GearryDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Christchurch Hospital · NZConcord Hospital · USUniversity of Otago · NZCentre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy · FRDartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center · USInserm · FRMayo Clinic in Arizona · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of Rochester · USWaikato Hospital · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe disease severity index (DSI) for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) combines measures of disease phenotype, inflammatory activity, and patient-reported outcomes. We aimed to validate the DSI and assess its utility in predicting a complicated IBD course.

methodsA multicenter cohort of adults with IBD was recruited. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and weighted Kappa assessed inter-rater reliability. Cronbach's alpha measured internal consistency of DSI items. Spearman's rank correlations compared the DSI with endoscopic indices, symptom indices, quality of life, and disability. A subgroup was followed for 24 months to assess for a complicated IBD course. Area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROC) and multivariable logistic regression assessed the utility of the DSI in predicting disease progression.

resultsThree hundred and sixty-nine participants were included (Crohn's disease [CD], n = 230; female, n = 194; mean age, 46 years [SD, 15]; median disease duration, 11 years [interquartile range, 5-21]), of which 171 (CD, n = 99; ulcerative colitis [UC], n = 72) were followed prospectively. The DSI showed inter-rater reliability for CD (ICC 0.93, n = 65) and UC (ICC 0.97, n = 33). The DSI items demonstrated inter-rater agreement (Kappa > 0.4) and internal consistency (CD, α > 0.59; UC, α > 0.75). The DSI was significantly associated with endoscopic activity (CDn=141, r = 0.65, P < .001; UCn=105, r = 0.80, P < .001), symptoms (CDn=159, r = 0.69, P < .001; UCn=132, r = 0.58, P < .001), quality of life (CDn=198, r = -0.59, P < .001; UCn=128, r = -0.68, P < .001), and disability (CDn=83, r = -0.67, P < .001; UCn=52, r = -0.74, P < .001). A DSI of 23 best predicted a complicated IBD course (AUROC = 0.82, P < .001) and was associated with this end point on multivariable analyses (aOR, 9.20; 95% confidence interval, 3.32-25.49).

conclusionsThe DSI reliably encapsulates factors contributing to disease severity and accurately prognosticates the longitudinal IBD course.

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Disease ProgressionQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexAdultColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsROC Curveinflammatory bowel diseaseoutcomes researchsymptom score or index

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