Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) questionnaire (gerdq) is a 6-item, easy to use questionnaire that was developed primarily as a diagnostic tool for gerd in primary care our aim was to validate and assess diagnostic utility of gerdq questionnaire in mexican patients in the primary care setting. Gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (gerdq). Recently, the gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (gerdq) has been developed, and it is shown the gerdq, family practitioners and gastroenterologists have moderate and similar accuracy.
gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (gerdq)
The gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire (gerdq) is a patient-centered and self-reported diagnostic instrument for gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd). Introduction. gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is common in the community and in daily clinical practice. the prevalence of gerd in the general population in western countries is around 10–20% 1 and the condition accounts for up to 4% of consultations with family physicians. there is evidence that primary care physicians face challenges in making an accurate diagnosis of gerd and. Gerdq is a self-administered 6-item questionnaire that was recently developed as a tool to improve and standardize symptom-based diagnosis and evaluation of treatment response in patients with gerd. 3 norwegian researchers assessed the diagnostic validity of gerdq, and they concluded that gerdq is a useful, complementary tool for diagnosing.
