Title: Symptoms and symptom clusters in patients newly diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel
Disease: results from the IBSEN III Study
Version: 2 Date: 14 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: I have seen the comments from the previous reviewers, the answers
to the comments and the revised version of the manuscript.
The authors did a point by point response, explaining to the reviewers the first version of the
paper. Moreover, according to the reviewer suggestions, they have changed the manuscript.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
* Are any additional revisions needed?
No. I think that the authors explained the reviewers comments, and they changed the manuscript
based of the concerns raised by the reviewers."
Title: Symptoms and symptom clusters in patients newly diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel
Disease: results from the IBSEN III Study
Version: 2 Date: 14 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: I have seen the comments from the previous reviewers, the answers
to the comments and the revised version of the manuscript.
The authors did a point by point response, explaining to the reviewers the first version of the
paper. Moreover, according to the reviewer suggestions, they have changed the manuscript.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
* Are any additional revisions needed?
No. I think that the authors explained the reviewers comments, and they changed the manuscript
based of the concerns raised by the reviewers."
Please review this paper.
user
Title: Symptoms and symptom clusters in patients newly diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel
Disease: results from the IBSEN III Study
Version: 2 Date: 14 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: I have seen the comments from the previous reviewers, the answers
to the comments and the revised version of the manuscript.
The authors did a point by point response, explaining to the reviewers the first version of the
paper. Moreover, according to the reviewer suggestions, they have changed the manuscript.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
* Are any additional revisions needed?
No. I think that the authors explained the reviewers comments, and they changed the manuscript
based of the concerns raised by the reviewers."
assistant