Validation of the GSFQ, a Self-Administered Symptom Frequency Questionnaire for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

BACKGROUND: Although the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is based primarily on symptoms experienced by a patient, relatively little attention has been paid to the development and validation of self-administered questionnaires specific to GERD symptoms. The present article present...

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Main Authors: Pierre Paré, François Meyer, David Armstrong, Myron Pyzyk, Dan Pericak, Goeree Ron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/530984
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description BACKGROUND: Although the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is based primarily on symptoms experienced by a patient, relatively little attention has been paid to the development and validation of self-administered questionnaires specific to GERD symptoms. The present article presents the validation of the short, self-administered GERD Symptom Frequency Questionnaire (GSFQ).
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spelling doaj-art-3f875cf85ada4b18a78b26d3c1e5b8eb2025-02-03T05:44:26ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002003-01-0117530731210.1155/2003/530984Validation of the GSFQ, a Self-Administered Symptom Frequency Questionnaire for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseasePierre Paré0François Meyer1David Armstrong2Myron Pyzyk3Dan Pericak4Goeree Ron5Division of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec and Laval University, CanadaDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaSolvay Pharma Inc, Scarborough, CanadaInnovus Research Inc, Burlington, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University and Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, St Joseph’s Hospital, CanadaBACKGROUND: Although the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is based primarily on symptoms experienced by a patient, relatively little attention has been paid to the development and validation of self-administered questionnaires specific to GERD symptoms. The present article presents the validation of the short, self-administered GERD Symptom Frequency Questionnaire (GSFQ).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/530984
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Validation of the GSFQ, a Self-Administered Symptom Frequency Questionnaire for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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