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	Rome IV:s diagnostiska kriterier för irritabel tarm (IBS)	Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life
Ämnesområde	Gastroenterologi	Gastroenterologi
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	2016	2005
Upphovsperson	Rome Foundation (multinational expert consensus)	Marquis, P., De La Loge, C., Dubois, D., et al.
Typ	Diagnostic Criteria	Self-report
Ursprungskälla	Mearin, F., Lacy, B. E., Chang, L., et al. (2016). Bowel disorders. Gastroenterology. Published online June 2016 by the Rome Foundation.	Marquis, P., De La Loge, C., Dubois, D., McDermott, A., & Chassany, O. (2005). Development and validation of the Patient Assessment of Constipation-Quality of Life questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 40(5), 540–551.
Alias	Rome IV IBS, Rome Criteria	PAC-QoL, PAC-Q
Närliggande	4	4
Sammanfattning	The Rome IV criteria are the internationally accepted diagnostic standard for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), published in 2016 by the Rome Foundation. These criteria define IBS as recurrent abdominal pain (≥1 day per week for ≥3 months) associated with altered bowel habits, without structural or biochemical abnormalities. IBS is subtyped into four patterns—IBS-constipation predominant (IBS-C), IBS-diarrhea predominant (IBS-D), IBS-mixed (IBS-M), and IBS-unclassified (IBS-U)—based on stool consistency patterns.	The Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (PAC-QoL) is a validated, patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess the impact of functional constipation on physical, psychological, and social well-being. Developed by Marquis and colleagues in 2005, the PAC-QoL comprises 28 items organized into four domains: Physical Discomfort, Psychosocial Discomfort, Worries and Concerns, and Satisfaction. The PAC-QoL is responsive to treatment and widely used in constipation clinical trials and practice.