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Table 3 The gastrointestinal symptom severity, measured with IBS-SSS, at three, six and twelve months after the IBS-school compared to baseline.

From: Development of an educational intervention for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – a pilot study

 

IBS-score

Extracolonic score

 

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Baseline (n = 12)

284 (233–369)

293 (80)

211 (143–241)

191 (74)

3 months (n = 11)

253 (183–337)*

244 (109)

162 (129–238)

171 (81)

6 months (n = 12)

240 (178–326)*

246 (103)

170 (145–233)

177 (66)

12 months (n = 12)

269 (159–346)

252 (105)

161 (142–223)

168 (78)

  1. IBS-SSS = IBS Severity Scoring System. * = p < 0.05