Table 3.

Construct validity measured by Spearman correlation coefficients

	Symptom dimension
QoL dimension	Constipation	Diarrhoea	Pain	Overall
Dysphoria	-0.2	-0.5	-0.6	-0.6
Body image	-0.3	-0.4	-0.6	-0.7
Health worry	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5	-0.6
Food avoidance	-0.1	-0.4	-0.5	-0.5
Social reaction	-0.2	-0.5	-0.5	-0.6
Sexual	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5
Relationships	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5
Overall QoL	-0.2	-0.5	-0.6	-0.7