Posted by ImproveCareNow™ on January 17, 2011
Kappelman MD, Crandall WV, Colletti RB, Goudie A, Leibowitz IH, Duffy L, Milov DE, Kim SC, Schoen BT, Patel AS, Grunow J, Larry E, Fairbrother G, Margolis P, ImproveCareNow Collaborative. Short pediatric Crohn’s disease activity index for quality improvement and observational research. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011;17:112–117
Practical and objective instruments to assess pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) activity are required for observational research and quality improvement. The objectives were: 1) to determine the feasibility of completing the Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) and the Abbreviated PCDAI (APCDAI); and 2) to create a Short PCDAI by retaining and reweighting the most practical and informative components.