title: Validation of the Spanish version of a questionnaire to measure quality of care through the eyes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (QUOTE-IBD).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic immunoinflammatory diseases that place a considerable burden on patients, their families, and society. Quality of care plays an important role for patients. A questionnaire to measure quality of care through the eyes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (QUOTE-IBD) has been designed and validated specifically for the English language and culture. The objective was to translate the QUOTE-IBD into Spanish and to determine its validity in patients with IBD.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a prospective study in 2 phases: first, translation and validation of the Spanish QUOTE-IBD. Translation was based on the validated QUOTE-IBD. Second, once the complete translation was finished, comprehension of the items was assessed with a specific questionnaire in a reduced number of patients. Criterion validity was assessed with the Pearson's correlation coefficient between scores of the QUOTE-IBD and visual analog scales (VAS). In order to analyze the reproducibility of the Spanish QUOTE-IBD, the questionnaire was completed by stable patients twice, with a span of time of at least 4 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 103 patients (CD: 61, UC: 42) were included in the study. Pearson's correlation coefficient between total care Spanish QUOTE-IBD and VAS of health care items was 0.34 (P < 0.001). Correlations among all 6 care dimensions score of Spanish QUOTE-IBD and VAS were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Results of first and second administration of total care and dimensional care scores of Spanish QUOTE-IBD in 46 stable patients were not different.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Spanish QUOTE-IBD has proved to be a valid instrument to measure the quality of health care for patients with CD and UC.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Crohn-Colitis Care Unit, CIBER-EHD, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masachs
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Casellas
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borruel
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torrejón
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castells
authors.forename: Juan Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Malagelada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult