The Short Health Scale: A valid measure of subjective health in ulcerative colitis

Abstract

The SHS is a valid, reliable and responsive measure of subjective health in patients with ulcerative colitis. It is simple to administer, quickly completed and the results do not need further calculations. The SHS can be used in clinical trials and in clinical practice to identify the patient's main problems affecting health.

Touch screens as a tool in patient care in the IBD outpatient clinic

“…[11,12] However, it is well known that correlation is not an appropriate measure of agreement between measurement methods. [13] We therefore used the Bland-Altman plots to illustrate the agreement between the two methods (touch screen and paper questionnaire).…”

“…The former study of touch screens in rheumatology used the same approach, whereas Hjortwang et al and Stjernman et al validated the SHS score by retesting after two and four weeks, respectively. [11,12] However, the usefulness of the latter approach in patients with IBD is questionable, as symptoms may change over weeks, which would result in true changes in scores and not reflect differences in use of touch screens and paper questionnaires.…”

Quality of life for patients with exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease and how they cope with disease activity

“…A 100-mm Visual Analogue Scale was used where 0 indicated "no problems/very good quality of life," and 100, "severe problems/very low quality of life." SHS has been validated for Swedish patients with UC [23].…”

Pharmacological intervention based on fecal calprotectin levels in patients with ulcerative colitis at high risk of a relapse: A prospective, randomized, controlled study

“…Health-related quality of life was assessed with the validated Short Health Scale (SHS). 21 This is a four-item questionnaire with a 100 mm visual analogue scale for the responses to each of the four questions ( Table 2). The results are presented as four specific scores, and not an overall score.…”