Psychometric Evaluation of a New Patient-Completed Questionnaire for Evaluating Anal Incontinence Symptoms and Impact on Quality of Life: The ICIQ-B

Abstract

The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Bowel module is a psychometrically robust, self-report instrument for the evaluation of anal incontinence and its impact on quality of life. It is suitable for use in individuals with anal incontinence of varying causes. It includes a scoring system for use in clinical practice and research.

Prevalence of faecal incontinence in community-dwelling older people in Bali, Indonesia

“…and/or the question "Are you able to control accidental loss of formed or solid stool from your back passage?". The time period was "during the past three months", which is consistent with ICIQ recommendation [15].…”

“…The permission for modification of the questionnaire was granted [14][15][16]. The modifications of Parts A (demographics), B (medical histories), C (constipation) and the rationale for modifications are summarized in Table 1.…”

“…The modification of Part C was made in order to meet Rome III criteria for functional constipation [16]. Part D (faecal incontinence) was the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Bowels (ICIQ-B) module in its entirely [15]. ICIQ-B was used in this study to explore the prevalence rate of faecal incontinence based on the definition used, to measure bowel control and quality of life.…”

“…Quality of life was measured using quality of life questions incorporated in the ICIQ-B module [15]. It measured quality of life from five criteria: 1) Embarrassment, 2) Toilet location awareness, 3) Planning according to bowels, 4) Staying home more, and 5) Overall bowel interference.…”

Urge Incontinence and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Adult Patients with Pompe Disease: A Cross-Sectional Survey

“…For the in-depth survey about bowel incontinence and its impact on quality of life, the validated ICIQ-B-LF was used (Cotterill et al 2011). The self-report ICIQ-B-LF contains 21 questions arranged in five scored domains: bowel pattern, bowel control, other bowel symptoms, sexual impact, and quality of life.…”