title: The brief Visual Analogue Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome questionnaire can be used to evaluate psychological well-being in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Society, Institution of Care Science, Malmö University, Sweden. Electronic address: mariette.bengtsson@mah.se.
authors.forename: Mariette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bengtsson
authors.forename: Bodil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ohlsson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D043183:Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D064232:Visual Analog Scale; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety in close relationship; Coping; Irritable bowel syndrome; Psychological well-being; Self-esteem; VAS-IBS