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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Development and validation of a simple and multifaceted instrument, GERD-TEST, for the clinical evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux and dyspeptic symptoms
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Koji Nakada, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi, Katsuhiko Iwakiri, Atsushi Oshio, Takashi Joh, Kazuhide Higuchi and Ken Haruma |
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Grant Number |
| Financial support for this clinical study was provided by GERD Society (Osaka, Japan) |
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| Corresponding Author |
Koji Nakada, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Daisan Hospital Jikei University School of Medicine, 4-11-1, Izumihoncyo, Komae-shi, Tokyo 201-8601, Japan. nakada@jikei.ac.jp |
| Key Words |
Gastroesophageal reflux and dyspepsia therapeutic efficacy and satisfaction test; Patient-reported outcome; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Validity; Reliability |
| Core Tip |
A patient-reported outcome (PRO) can be a clinically relevant outcome measure of disease impact and treatment response in both clinical trials and primary care. The practical use and dissemination of PRO as a diagnostic and evaluation tool is anticipated; however, most PROs are lengthy and complicated. Therefore, we developed a simple, easy-to-understand and multifaceted PRO instrument, the gastroesophageal reflux and dyspepsia therapeutic efficacy and satisfaction test (GERD-TEST). The psychometric characteristics of the GERD-TEST were excellent, demonstrating good validity and reliability. The GERD-TEST enabled a multifaceted evaluation not only of the severity of symptoms, but also of the impact of the symptoms on daily life, the therapeutic response as assessed by the patient. The GERD-TEST is expected to be a useful diagnostic/treatment tool for both clinical research and in daily clinical practice settings. |
| Publish Date |
2017-07-28 08:16 |
| Citation |
Nakada K, Matsuhashi N, Iwakiri K, Oshio A, Joh T, Higuchi K, Haruma K. Development and validation of a simple and multifaceted instrument, GERD-TEST, for the clinical evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux and dyspeptic symptoms. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(28): 5216-5228 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i28/5216.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5216 |
