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Inflammatory bowel disease: developing a short disease specific scale to measure health related quality of life (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, G., Watson, R., & Palmer, K. (2002). Inflammatory bowel disease: developing a short disease specific scale to measure health related quality of life. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39(6), 583-590. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7489%2801%2900042-6

Aim: To report on the preliminary development of a short scale, the Edinburgh inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (EIBDQ) to measure disease specific aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in terms of both physical impact and health related... Read More about Inflammatory bowel disease: developing a short disease specific scale to measure health related quality of life.

Alverine citrate fails to relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome: results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (2002)
Journal Article
Mitchell, S. A., Mee, A. S., Smith, G. D., Palmer, K. R., & Chapman, R. W. (2002). Alverine citrate fails to relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome: results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Alimentary pharmacology & thera

Background : Alverine citrate has been used in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome for many years. Aims : To compare the efficacy and safety of a new formulation of alverine citrate, a 120-mg capsule, with placebo given three times daily for... Read More about Alverine citrate fails to relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome: results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Impact of a nurse-led counselling service on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D., Watson, R., Roger, D., McRorie, E., Hurst, N., Luman, W., & Palmer, K. R. (2002). Impact of a nurse-led counselling service on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 38(2), 152-160. https://

Impact of a nurse-led counselling service upon quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Aim. Health related quality of life is impaired in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. Although counselling directed towards... Read More about Impact of a nurse-led counselling service on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.