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Development and validation of the paediatric Carbohydrate Perception Questionnaire (pCPQ), an instrument for the assessment of carbohydrate‐induced gastrointestinal symptoms in the paediatric population

Neurogastroenterology & Motility Jul 05, 2020

Hammer J, Memaran N, Huber WD, et al. - Researchers sought to develop and validate a test‐specific symptom questionnaire for the assessment of carbohydrate‐induced gastrointestinal symptoms in the pediatric population. They identified five relevant complaints were identified after a literature search and initial focus group‐style interviews. On a Likert‐type faces scale, responses were obtained with a language children use and understand. They implemented the questionnaire during breath tests in 215 pediatric individuals to establish its reliability, validity and responsiveness to change. A pediatrician who was blinded to the results of the questionnaire (n = 19) determined correlation between the questionnaire and a medical interview. Observations suggested the pediatric Carbohydrate Perception Questionnaire (pCPQ) as a simple, test‐specific questionnaire for a pediatric population and revealed it to have excellent psychometric properties for the assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms after carbohydrate ingestion.

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