Do physicians correctly assess patient symptom severity in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease?

Autor: Alessio Degl'Innocenti, Lisa Tanser, Holger J. Schünemann, Alan N. Barkun, S van Zanten, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Carlo A Fallone, David Armstrong, Gordon H. Guyatt, Peggy Austin, Samer El-Dika, Ingela Wiklund, Naoki Chiba
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 20:1161-1169
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02257.x
Popis: Summary Background : The accuracy of physicians’ assessment of the severity of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is unclear. Aim : To correlate physician and patient assessment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease severity and its response to treatment. Methods : Adult uninvestigated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease patients (n = 217) completed symptom and health-related quality of life questionnaires at baseline and after treatment with esomeprazole 40 mg p.o. daily. Pearson coefficients quantified correlations between physician assessments and patient responses. Results : At baseline, the strongest correlations were heartburn severity (0.31), overall symptom severity (0.44) and a domain of the quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia questionnaire (0.31) (P
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