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Mariella M. Self
Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine
Publications - 39
Citations - 967
Mariella M. Self is an academic researcher from Baylor College of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Irritable bowel syndrome & Abdominal pain. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 38 publications receiving 705 citations. Previous affiliations of Mariella M. Self include Boston Children's Hospital.
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Health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with functional and organic gastrointestinal diseases.
James W. Varni,Cristiane Baccin Bendo,Samuel Nurko,Robert J. Shulman,Mariella M. Self,James P. Franciosi,Miguel Saps,John F. Pohl +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in pediatric patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and organic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases with an age-, sex-, and race/ethnicity-matched healthy sample across GI diagnostic groups and with one another.
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PedsQL gastrointestinal symptoms module: feasibility, reliability, and validity
James W. Varni,Cristiane Baccin Bendo,Jolanda Denham,Robert J. Shulman,Mariella M. Self,Deborah A. Neigut,Samuel Nurko,Ashish S. Patel,James P. Franciosi,Miguel Saps,Barbara Verga,Alicia Smith,Alyson Yeckes,Nicole Heinz,Annette Langseder,Shehzad Ahmed Saeed,George M. Zacur,John F. Pohl +17 more
TL;DR: The PedsQL GI Module Scales demonstrated acceptable-to-excellent measurement properties and may be used as common metrics to compare GI-specific symptoms in clinical research and practice both within and across patient groups for FGIDs and organic GI diseases.
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Bristol Stool Form Scale reliability and agreement decreases when determining Rome III stool form designations
Bruno P. Chumpitazi,Bruno P. Chumpitazi,Mariella M. Self,Danita I. Czyzewski,Danita I. Czyzewski,Sydney Cejka,Paul R. Swank,Robert J. Shulman,Robert J. Shulman +8 more
TL;DR: This work sought to determine reliability and agreement by individual stool type and when responses are categorized by Rome III clinical designation as normal or abnormal (constipation or diarrhea).
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Psyllium Fiber Reduces Abdominal Pain in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Randomized, Double-Blind Trial.
Robert J. Shulman,Robert J. Shulman,Emily B. Hollister,Kevin C. Cain,Danita I. Czyzewski,Mariella M. Self,Erica M. Weidler,Erica M. Weidler,Sridevi Devaraj,Ruth Ann Luna,James Versalovic,Margaret M. Heitkemper +11 more
TL;DR: Children in the psyllium group had a greater reduction in the mean number of pain episodes than children in the placebo group, independent of psychological factors.
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Interpretability of the PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Gastrointestinal Worry Scales in Pediatric Patients With Functional and Organic Gastrointestinal Diseases
James W. Varni,Cristiane Baccin Bendo,Robert J. Shulman,Mariella M. Self,Samuel Nurko,James P. Franciosi,Miguel Saps,Shehzad Ahmed Saeed,George M. Zacur,Chelsea Vaughan Dark,John F. Pohl +10 more
TL;DR: The findings support the clinical interpretability of the new PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Worry Scales, which were completed by patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders or organic gastrointestinal diseases and healthy controls.