Highlights
- People with cystic fibrosis (CF) frequently have gastrointestinal
symptoms, including abdominal pain and irregular bowel movements
- The GI (gastrointestinal) Symptom Tracker was created in the
US and translated and validated in Dutch to investigate GI symptoms in
CF
- This is the first study investigating the link between GI symptoms
-assessed by the Dutch GI Symptom Tracker-, anxiety/depression and
health-related quality of life in Dutch people with CF
- We observed a significant positive association between more
gastrointestinal symptoms and elevated anxiety/depression and lower
health-related quality of life
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